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Pope Pius XII

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Born March 2, 1876 · Rome, Italy

Died October 9, 1958

Also known as Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli · Papež Pius XII. · Bishop of Rome

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Biography

Pope Pius XII was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958. His pontificate spanned World War II, the Holocaust, and the first years of the Cold War. He is the most recent Pope to take the name Pius.

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Awards & recognition

  • Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
  • Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy
  • Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
  • Order of Pius IX
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  • Order of St. Gregory the Great
  • Order of St. Sylvester
  • Order of the Golden Spur
  • Supreme Order of Christ
  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1948 · nominated
  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1947 · nominated

Filmography4 titles

Genocide

1982as Self (archive footage) (as The Pope)

Hesburgh

2019as Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987as Self (archive footage)

It's Always Fair Weather

1955as Pope Pius XII (archive footage) (uncredited)