Pope
Pope Venerable Pius XII
Pope from 1939 to 1958
Pope Venerable Pius XII, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1939–1958.
Background
Pope Pius XII led the Church through the Second World War, defined the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1950), and issued influential encyclicals on Scripture (Divino Afflante Spiritu) and the liturgy (Mediator Dei).
Summary
Pope Venerable Pius XII, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1939–1958.
Papacy began
1939
Papacy ended
1958
Birth name
Eugenio Pacelli