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Pius XII

Date of birth:
March 2nd, 1876 (Rome, Italy)
Date of death:
October 9th, 1958 (Castel Gandolfo, Italy)
Buried on:
Saint Peter's Basilica
Nationality:
Vatican (1929-present, Absolute Monarchy)

Biography

Born as Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli.

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Awarded on:
March 30th, 1930
Awarded on:
May 19th, 1932
Ordine Equestre di Sant'Agata - Cavaliere di gran croce
Awarded on:
1932
Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata
Awarded on:
1932
Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro - Cavaliere di gran croce
Awarded on:
1932
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Cavaliere della Croce Grande
Awarded on:
March 2nd, 1939
Ordine Supremo del Cristo
Awarded on:
March 2nd, 1939
Ordine dello Speron d'Oro
Awarded on:
March 2nd, 1939
Ordine di Pio IX - Cavaliere di Gran Croce
Awarded on:
March 2nd, 1939
Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni - Grand Cross
Awarded on:
March 2nd, 1939
Ordo Sancti Silvestri Papae - I class
Awarded on:
March 2nd, 1939
Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani - Gran Croce
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 1st, 1947
Prins Carl-medaljen

Sources

  • Photo 1: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)
  • - Kertzer, D. I., The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe (2014)