Pius XI (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1922–39.
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  1. original name Achille Ratti. 1857–1939, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1922–39). He signed the Lateran Treaty (1929), by which the Vatican City was recognized as an independent state. His encyclicals condemned Nazism and Communism
Pius XI (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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