Pius XII
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Catholic Church, Catholics, Popes, Papacy, Cardinals
- Curriculum: Italian History, 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History
Article abstract: Pope Pius XII preserved the Church as an institution during the crisis of World War II. He upheld traditional Catholic doctrine in an era of difficult economic, political, and social change.
Early Life
Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (the future Pope Pius XII) was born in Rome, Italy, on March 2, 1876. His parents were Filippo Pacelli and the former Donna Virginia Graziosi, and he was the second of their four children. He was baptized March 26, 1876, at the Church of Saints Celso and Giuliano as Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni....
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