Pius XII
noun
1.
(Eugenio Pacelli) 1876–1958, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1939–58.
noun
1.
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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