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Pope Pius was born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli on March 2, 1876 in Rome, Italy. He was ordained into the priesthood on April 2, 1899.
Pope Pius was born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli on March 2, 1876 in Rome, Italy. He was ordained into the priesthood on April 2, 1899.
Under his predecessor, Pope Pius XI, Pacelli served as Vatican Secretary of State and later as Camerlengo.
He served as Pope during [[World War II]]. Israeli scholar [[Pinchas Lapide]] stated in his book, ''The Last Three Popes'', that the Church under Pius’ pontificate, <blockquote>“was instrumental in saving the lives of 860,000 Jews from certain death at Nazi hands. The figure far exceeds those saved by all other churches and rescue operations combined.”</blockquote>
He served as Pope during [[World War II]]. Israeli scholar [[Pinchas Lapide]] stated in his book, ''The Last Three Popes'', that the Church under Pius’ pontificate, <blockquote>“was instrumental in saving the lives of 860,000 Jews from certain death at Nazi hands. The figure far exceeds those saved by all other churches and rescue operations combined.”</blockquote>