Pius XI

noun

1. Achille Ratti, 1857–1939, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1922–39.

Pius XI

noun

1. Pius XI18571939MItalianRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: pope original name Achille Ratti. 1857–1939, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1922–39). He signed the Lateran Treaty (1929), by which the Vatican City was recognized as an independent state. His encyclicals condemned Nazism and Communism

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Kertzer credits John Paul II with opening the files on the Pius XI papacy, in 2002, which made him decide to embark upon the book.

From The Daily Beast

Aloof and bookish, Pius XI (Achille Ratti) spent years as a Vatican librarian before becoming a diplomat and cardinal.

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