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Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
Who they were
Pope Pius XII (Italian: Pio XII; born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; 2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958) 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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The miracles
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Saint“Pius IX proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church in 1871, and in 1950 Pius XII named him patron of all confessors and moral theologians.” — this site's research
- Andrzej Bobola Saint“Pope Pius XII wrote an encyclical on the third centenary of his martyrdom.” — this site's research
- Canadian Martyrs Saint“Pius XII named them patrons of Canada in 1940.” — this site's research
- Clare of Assisi Saint“One Christmas night, too ill to leave her cell, she saw the rites at the Porziuncola on its wall, for which Pius XII named her patron of television.” — this site's research
- George Preca Saint“His activism earned him praise and in 1952, Pope Pius XII nominated him as a papal privy chamberlain and awarded the rank of Monsignor.” — Wikipedia
- Jean-Baptiste de La Salle Saint“Pius XII named him patron of all teachers.” — this site's research
- John XXIII Saint“In a consistory on 12 January 1953 Pope Pius XII made Roncalli a cardinal as the Cardinal-priest of Santa Prisca in addition to naming him as the Patriarch of Venice.” — Wikipedia
- John of Ávila Saint“Pius XII named him Apostle of Andalusia and patron of the Spanish secular clergy in 1946, and Benedict XVI proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church on 7 October 2012.” — this site's research
- Joseph Calasanz Saint“In 1948 Pius XII named him universal patron of Christian popular schools.” — this site's research
- Paul VI Saint“Born in Concesio, Montini served in the Holy See's Secretariat of State from 1922 to 1954, and along with Domenico Tardini was considered the closest and most influential advisor of Pope Pius XII.” — Wikipedia
- Rose of Lima Saint“As a saint, Rose of Lima has been designated as a co-patroness of the Philippines, along with Pudentiana; both saints were moved to second-class patronage in September 1942 by Pope Pius XII, but Rose remains the primary patroness of Peru and of the local people of Latin America.” — Wikipedia
- Stefan Wyszyński Saint“He was created a cardinal on 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII.” — Wikipedia
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- William of Montevergine Saint“In 1942 Pius XII named him principal patron of Irpinia.” — this site's research
- Aloysius Stepinac Blessed“In 1953 he was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Pius XII.” — Wikipedia
- Anton Durcovici Blessed“Rector of the Bucharest seminary from 1924, he was named Bishop of Iași by Pius XII in 1948.” — this site's research
- Armida Barelli Blessed“She led the women's youth of Catholic Action, and in 1946 Pius XII made her vice-president of Italian Catholic Action.” — this site's research
- Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago Blessed“A layman, he gathered young people at the Catholic University Centre in a liturgy circle, later the Circle of Christian Culture, and with extraordinary fervour promoted among bishops, clergy and laity the renewal of the liturgy through the active participation of the faithful, the use of the vernacular and above…” — this site's research
- Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian Servant of God“He was made a cardinal in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q2604 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pope Pius XII (CC BY-SA)
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