Pius XII

noun

Eugenio Pacelli, 1876–1958, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1939–58.

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Pius XII

noun

original name Eugenio Pacelli. 1876–1958, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1939–58): his attitude towards Nazi German anti-Semitism has been a matter of controversy

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