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Pius XII

Pius XII
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Pope Pius XII was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. Pius reigned as pope during a highly consequential 19 years that included the Second World War, the Holocaust and the beginning of the Cold War.

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Timeline

  1. Benedict XVNovember 21, 1854 – January 22, 1922
  2. Pius XIMay 31, 1857 – February 10, 1939
  3. Pius XII (this page)March 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958
  4. John XXIIINovember 25, 1881 – June 3, 1963
  5. Paul VISeptember 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978
  6. John Paul IOctober 17, 1912 – September 28, 1978

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