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), born Achille Ratti, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 260th Pope from 1922 to 1939.[1]
Priest[change | change source]
Ratti was ordained as 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 the Vatican Library from 1911-1914.[2]
Bishop[change | change source]
In 1919, Pope Benedict XV made Ratti a Bishop of Lepanto.[3]
In 1921, Benedict named him Archbishop of Milan.[2]
Cardinal[change | change source]
In 1921, Ratti was made a cardinal.[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 the Lateran Concordat with Italy in 1929; and the Reichskoncordat with Germany in 1933.[5]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pope Pius XI"[permanent dead link], Embryo Project Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (2010); retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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," in Encyclopedia of Catholicism, p. 520.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Pius XI at 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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