Pope Pius XII
2 March 1876 — 9 October 1958
Pope Pius XII was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. Pius reigned as pope during a highly consequential 19 years that included the Second World War, the Holocaust and the beginning of the Cold War.
A memorial on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. This grave stands at coordinates 58, -55.
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