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'''Pope Pius XI''' (1857-1939) was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from February 1922 to February 10, 1939. He negotiated settlements with Italy and Germany to protect the Church, and fought Communism.

'''Pope Pius XI''' (1857-1939) was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from February 1922 to February 10, 1939. He negotiated settlements with Italy and Germany to protect the Church, and fought Communism. [[Image:Pius-xi.jpg|thumb|275px|Pius XI in April 1933]]

 

==Career==

==Career==

Pius XI was born in Italy on May 31,1857, as '''Achille Ratti''', to a working class family in Lombardy, Italy, near Milan. A brilliant student at the Milan Seminary and the Gregorian University in Rome, he taught theology and sacred eloquence. He joined the staff of the famed Ambrosian Library in 1888, where he was chief librarian (1907-1914), then became assistant librarian of the Vatican.

Pius XI was born in Italy on May 31,1857, as '''Achille Ratti''', to a working class family in Lombardy, Italy, near Milan. A brilliant student at the Milan Seminary and the Gregorian University in Rome, he taught theology and sacred eloquence. He joined the staff of the famed Ambrosian Library in 1888, where he was chief librarian (1907-1914), then became assistant librarian of the Vatican.