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- Pope Pius XII (born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, Italian pronunciation: [euˈdʒɛːnjo maˈriːa dʒuˈzɛppe dʒoˈvanni paˈtʃɛlli]; 2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958.
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Pope Pius XII (born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, Italian pronunciation: [euˈdʒɛːnjo maˈriːa dʒuˈzɛppe dʒoˈvanni paˈtʃɛlli]; 2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958.
- 2 March 1939
- 16 December 1929, by Pius XI
- 9 October 1958
- John XXIII
Julius II became pope in the context of the Italian Wars, a period in which the major powers of Europe fought for primacy in the Italian peninsula. Louis XII of France controlled the Duchy of Milan, previously held by the Sforzas, and French influence had replaced that of the Medici in the Republic of Florence.
- 15 December 1471, by Sixtus IV
- 21 February 1513
- 1 November 1503
- Leo X
In August 2006, extracts from the 60-year-old diary of a nun of the Convent of Santi Quattro Coronati were published in the Italian press, stating that Pope Pius XII ordered Rome's convents and monasteries to hide Jews during the Second World War.
Feb 1, 2022 · Pope Pius XII (1939-1958) personally saved at least 15,000 Jews, and knew early about the Holocaust, says German historian Michael Feldkamp, who ...
Nov 14, 2023 · Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, published on Sept. 17 an interview between veteran Italian journalist Massimo Franco and Vatican archivist and researcher, Giovanni Coco in which the latter ...
World War II and the Holocaust. Unable to stop the spread of war, Pius—the first pope to use radio extensively—made a series of Christmas broadcasts in which he returned to a number of themes raised by Benedict XV during World War I.
Jul 25, 2011 · Jul 25, 2011. To many, the role of Pope Pius XII during the Second World War, and in particular his action or lack of action on behalf of the Jewish people, are the sum-total of the history of the ...
