Pius XII

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noun

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

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How to use Pius XII in a sentence

The trouble was, he alienated Pope Pius VI and Pius VII—the latter he actually arrested.
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But the real insanity came with a memorial stone of marble donated by Pope Pius IX.
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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.
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But the role of the Vatican under the last two popes called Pius lodges deep in that responsibility.
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Aloof and bookish, Pius XI (Achille Ratti) spent years as a Vatican librarian before becoming a diplomat and cardinal.
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He lived in the time of Antoninus Pius, was rich, and possessed all the faculties for such an undertaking.
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Both Pius and Philip had bitterly opposed the negotiations of the early part of the year.
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To his last breath Pius retained the same thirst for the blood of the heretics of France.
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His successor, Pius the Fourth, was of milder temper and leaned rather to a policy of conciliation.
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When Philip doubted how to deal with the troubles in the Netherlands, Pius bade him deal with them by force of arms.
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British Dictionary definitions for Pius XII

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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