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Pope Pius XII

1876 - 1958

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Pope Pius XII (Italian: Pio XII; born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; 2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Pius". The papacy of Pius XII was long, even by modern standards; it lasted almost 20 years, and spanned a consequential fifth of the 20th century. Pius was a diplomat pope during the destruction wrought by the Second World War, the recovery and rebuilding which followed, the beginning of the Cold War, and the early building of a new international geopolitical order, which aimed to protect human rights and maintain global peace through the establishment of international rules and institutions (such as the United Nations). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Pius XII is the 61st most popular religious figure, the 60th most popular biography from Italy and the 9th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Pius XII was most famous for his efforts to help the Jews during World War II.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Pius XII ranks 61 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Gregory I, Ignatius of Loyola, James, son of Zebedee, Saint Lucy, Luke the Evangelist, and Joseph Smith. After him are Judas Iscariot, Saint Valentine, Anthony of Padua, Jerome, Hildegard of Bingen, and Bartholomew the Apostle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Pope Pius XII ranks 1. After him are Jack London, Konrad Adenauer, Mata Hari, Erich Raeder, Zewditu, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Wilhelm Pieck, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Constantin Brâncuși, Pablo Casals, and Alexander I of Serbia. Among people deceased in 1958, Pope Pius XII ranks 1. After him are Wolfgang Pauli, Imre Nagy, Rosalind Franklin, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, John B. Watson, Ernest Lawrence, Roger Martin du Gard, Clinton Davisson, Kurt Alder, Faisal II of Iraq, and Milutin Milanković.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius XII ranks 60 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Gregory I (540), Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598), Lucretius (-94), Enrico Fermi (1901), Saint Lucy (283), and Umberto Eco (1932). After him are Saint Valentine (226), Guglielmo Marconi (1874), Ötzi (-3345), Vespasian (9), Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194), and Federico Fellini (1920).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pius XII ranks 9. Before him are Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope John XXIII (1881), Pope Leo XIII (1810), Pope Clement VII (1478), Pope Gregory I (540), and Saint Lucy (283). After him are Saint Valentine (226), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Pius XI (1857), and Benedict of Nursia (480).

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