Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI | |
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| Papacy began | 6 February 1922 |
| Papacy ended | 10 February 1939 |
| Predecessor | Pope Benedict XV |
| Successor | Pope Pius XII |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Achille Ratti |
| Born | 31 May 1857 Desio, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 10 February 1939 Apostolic Palace,Vatican City |
| Motto | Raptim Transit (It goes by swiftly) Pax Christi in Regno Christi (The Peace of Christ in the Realm of Christ) |
| Other popes named Pius | |
Pope Pius XI(Latin:Pius PP. XI;Italian:Pio XI,31 May 1857–10 February 1939), bornAchille Ratti,was anItalianpriestof theRoman Catholic Churchand the260thPopefrom 1922 to 1939.[1]
Priest
[change|change source]Ratti wasordainedas a priest in 1875.[2]
Father Ratti was a professor at the Padua Seminary from 1882 to 1888. He worked at Ambrosian Library of Milan from 1888 to 1911; and at theVatican Libraryfrom 1911-1914.[2]
Bishop
[change|change source]In 1919,Pope Benedict XVmade Ratti aBishopofLepanto.[3]
In 1921, Benedict named himArchbishopofMilan.[2]
Cardinal
[change|change source]In 1921, Ratti was made acardinal.[4]
Pope
[change|change source]Cardinal Ratti was elected pope on February 6, 1922; and he chose the name Pope Pius XI.[3]
Some of his decisions were controversial. He made 18 concordats (treaties) with foreign governments. They included theLateran Concordatwith Italy in 1929; and theReichskoncordatwithGermanyin 1933.[5]
Related pages
[change|change source]References
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- ↑"List of Popes,"Catholic Encyclopedia(2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑2.02.12.2"Pope Pius XI"[permanent dead link],Embryo ProjectArchived2011-10-05 at theWayback Machine(2010); retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑3.03.1"Pontiff Spent His Life in Religion From His Boyhood Years,"New York Times.February 10, 1939; retrieved 2011-11-9.
- ↑Pius XI, a Diplomat and a Deep Student, "New York Times.February 7, 1922; retrieved 2011-11-9.
- ↑Flinn, Frank K.et al.(2007)."Pius XI,"inEncyclopedia of Catholicism,p. 520.
Other websites
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Media related toPius XIat Wikimedia Commons
- Vatican webpage,Pius XI biography(in Italian)
- Catholic hierarchy,Pope Pius XI
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church,Cardinal Ratti
| Preceded by Benedict XV |
Pope 1922–1939 |
Succeeded by Pius XII |
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