Pope Pius XII

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Pope Pius XII was the head of the Catholic Church during World War II, known for his controversial wartime diplomacy, efforts to aid refugees, and significant influence on mid-20th-century Catholic doctrine and hierarchy.

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Pius XII 2
Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli 1
Eugenio Pacelli 1

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pope
human
birthName Pope Pius XII self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
canonizationProcessStatus ongoing cause for sainthood
citizenship Italian
Vatican City
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath Italy
createdCardinalBy Pope Pius XI
dateOfBirth 1876-03-02
dateOfCardinalCreation 1929-12-16
dateOfDeath 1958-10-09
dateOfDogmaDeclaration 1950-11-01
declaredDogma Assumption of Mary
education Pontifical Gregorian University
endTime 1958-10-09
era Cold War
World War II
familyName Pope Pius XII self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pacelli
father Marcantonio Pacelli
surface form: Filippo Pacelli
fieldOfStudy canon law
theology
givenName Eugenio
hasCanonizationStatus Venerable
influenced development of Catholic biblical scholarship in the 20th century
liturgical movement in the Catholic Church
influencedBy Pope Benedict XV
Pope Pius XI
knownFor Marian theology and devotion
controversial public stance regarding the Holocaust
efforts to aid refugees during World War II
influence on mid-20th-century Catholic doctrine
promotion of biblical studies and modern exegesis
reorganization of the Roman Curia
wartime diplomacy during World War II
languageSpoken English
French
German
Italian
Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
mother Virginia Graziosi
nationality Italian
notableWork Divino Afflante Spiritu
Humani Generis
Mediator Dei
Munificentissimus Deus
Mystici Corporis Christi
occupation canon lawyer
diplomat
theologian
ordinalInOffice 260th Pope
papalName Pope Pius XII self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pius XII
placeOfBirth Rome
placeOfDeath Castel Gandolfo, Italy
surface form: Castel Gandolfo
positionHeld Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Sovereign of the Vatican City State
surface form: Sovereign of Vatican City State

Pope
surface form: Supreme Pontiff
predecessor Pope Pius XI
previousPost Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria
Apostolic Nunciature
surface form: Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

Secretariat of State of the Holy See
surface form: Secretary of State of the Holy See
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Apostolic Palace
Castel Gandolfo, Italy
surface form: Castel Gandolfo
sibling Marcantonio Pacelli
surface form: Francesco Pacelli
startTime 1939-03-02
subjectOf historical debate about the role of the Vatican during the Holocaust
scholarly works on wartime papacy and diplomacy
successor Pope John XXIII

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Queen of Heaven affirmedBy Pope Pius XII
Francis Spellman appointedCardinalBy Pope Pius XII
Pope Paul VI appointedCardinalBy Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius X beatifiedBy Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII birthName Pope Pius XII self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli
Pope Pius X canonizedBy Pope Pius XII
Francis Spellman consecratedBy Pope Pius XII
this entity surface form: Eugenio Pacelli
subject surface form: József Mindszenty
Pope John XXIII createdCardinalBy Pope Pius XII
this entity surface form: Pius XII
Pope Pius XII familyName Pope Pius XII self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pacelli
Pope Pius XII papalName Pope Pius XII self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pius XII
Pope John XXIII predecessor Pope Pius XII
Roman Breviary revisedBy Pope Pius XII
Usus antiquior revisedBy Pope Pius XII
Mass of St. Pius V rubricsRevisedBy Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XI successor Pope Pius XII