Also known as Eugenio Pacelli, Pius PP. XII, Eugenio Marìa Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, Pope Pius XII, Pope Pio XII, Venerable Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
Pius XII was the head of the Catholic Church during World War II and the early Cold War, serving as pope from 1939 to 1958. His papacy matters because his actions and inactions during the Holocaust remain historically significant and widely debated.
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Orders Ordination2 April 1899 by Francesco di Paola Cassetta Consecration13 May 1917 by Benedict XV Created cardinal16 December 1929 by Pius XI RankCardinal priest Personal details BornEugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (1876-03-02)2 March 1876 Rome, Italy
Died9 October 1958(1958-10-09) (aged 82) Castel Gandolfo, Italy
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