What is Pope Pius XII's full name?
Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli
Pope Pius XII date of birth:
March 2, 1876
How old was Pope Pius XII when died?
82
Where was Pope Pius XII born?
Rome, Italy
When did Pope Pius XII die?
October 9, 1958
Where did Pope Pius XII die?
Castel Gandolfo, Italy
Pope Pius XII body shape:
Slim
What color are Pope Pius XII's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Pope Pius XII's hair?
Grey
What religion is Pope Pius XII?
Roman Catholic
What is Pope Pius XII's ethnicity?
White
What is Pope Pius XII nationality?
Italian
What is Pope Pius XII's occupation?
Pope of Catholic Churc
Short Biography
Pope Pius XII (Italian: Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958), reigned as Pope from 2 March 1939 to his death in 1958. Before his election to the papacy, Pacelli served as secretary of the Department of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, papal nuncio to Germany (1917–1929), and Cardinal Secretary of State, in which capacity he worked to conclude treaties with European and Latin American nations, most notably the Reichskonkordat with Nazi Germany, with which most historians believe the Vatican sought to protect the Church in Germany while Adolf Hitler sought the destruction of "political Catholicism". A pre-war critic of Nazism, Pius XII lobbied world leaders to avoid war and, as Pope at the outbreak of war, issued Summi Pontificatus, expressing dismay at the invasion of Poland, reiterating Church teaching against racial persecution and calling for love, compassion and charity to prevail over war.