Pope Pius XII

Venerable Pope

Pius XII
Venerable Pope; Pius XII
	File:Pius XII with tabard, by Michael Pitcairn, 1951 (retouched).jpg
Papacy began	March 2, 1939
Papacy ended	October 9, 1958
Predecessor	Pius XI
Successor	John XIII
Personal details
Birth name	Eugenio Maria Guiseppe Giovanni Pacelli
Born	March 2, 1876; Rome, Italy
Died	October 9, 1958 (aged 82); Castel Gandolfo, Italy
Motto	Opus Justitiae Pax (The work of justice shall be peace)
	Other popes named Pius

Pope Pius XII (Latin: Pius PP. XII; Italian: Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (March 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958), was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 261st Pope from 1939 to 1958.^[1]

Early life[change]

Pacelli was born on 2 March 1876 in Rome, Italy. He studied at the Capranica Seminary and the Pontifical Gregorian University. In 1895, he earned a degree in Theology.^[2]

Priest[change]

Pacelli was ordained as a priest on 2 April 1899. In 1904, he was raised to the rank of Monsignor. He worked at the Office of the Congregation of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs.^[2]

Bishop[change]

In 1917, Pope Benedict XV appointed him an archbishop and nuncio to Bavaria, Germany.^[2]

Cardinal[change]

Pope Pius XI raised Pacelli to the rank of Cardinal in December 1929.^[3]

In February 1930, Cardinal Pacelli became the Vatican Secretary of State.^[3]

Pope[change]

Cardinal Pacelli was elected Pope on 2 March 1939,^[2] which was his 63th birthday.

Pius XII wrote forty-one official papal letters (encylicals).

Pius XII named forty-two new cardinals.

Related pages[change]

List of popes

References[change]

File:C o a Pius XII.svg

The Coat of arms of Pius XII

↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Pope Pius XII"^{[permanent dead link]}, Embryo Project Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (2010); retrieved 2011-11-02.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Cardinal Pacelli Papal Secretary," New York Times. February 11, 1930; retrieved 2011-11-9.

Other websites[change]

File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons

Vatican webpage, Pius XII biography (in Italian)
Critical Online Edition of the Nuncial Reports of Eugenio Pacelli (1917–1929) Archived 2019-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
Tomb of Pius XII
Catholic hierarchy, Pope Pius XII
Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Pacelli Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Pius XI	Pope 1939–1958	Succeeded by John XXIII

[1] "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.

[embryo-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Pope Pius XII"^{[permanent dead link]}, Embryo Project Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (2010); retrieved 2011-11-02.

[nyt1930-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Cardinal Pacelli Papal Secretary," New York Times. February 11, 1930; retrieved 2011-11-9.

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