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Pius XI's body was placed in a wooden coffin, placed in a bronze casket, which was then placed in a lead casket. [127] The casket was designed by Antonio Berti. [128] Pius XI was buried in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica on 14 February 1939, in the Chapel of Saint Sebastian, close to Saint Peter's tomb. [129]
Pius XI is a member of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and participates in the Woodland Conference. The boys' athletic teams play under the name "Popes", while the girls are the "Lady Popes". For one season Pius XI Popes Football team was renamed the "Storm", after which the name "Popes" was brought back permanently.
In 1928, it was licensed by Pope Pius XI to grant doctorates in affiliation with the Pontifical Gregorian University, independently of the commission. [5] A branch was opened in Jerusalem by Alexis Mallon SJ in 1927 [6] and received the mummy of Iret-hor-iru as a gift from Jesuits in Alexandria in 1928. [7] In 1932, the Oriental Faculty was ...
Modern popes bear the papal ferula, a staff topped by a crucifix, rather than a crozier, a bent pastoral staff styled after a shepherd's crook. The use of the papal ferula is an ancient custom, established before the thirteenth century, though some popes since that time, notably Pope Leo XIII, have used a crozier-like staff.
Early 1930 – The official English translation of the Pope Pius XI's encyclical on education is released. [1]1930–1933 – SoS Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli makes attempts to obtain a German treaty for protection and continued rights of the Catholic Church and her Priests in the nation with the representatives of successive German governments, which turn out ultimately unsuccessful.
Pius X: 46 Domenico Ferrata (1847–1914) 4 September 1914 10 October 1914 † Benedict XV: 47 Pietro Gasparri (1852–1934) 13 October 1914 7 February 1930 48 Eugenio Pacelli (1876–1958) 9 February 1930 10 February 1939 Pius XI: 49 Luigi Maglione (1877–1944) 10 March 1939 22 August 1944 † Pius XII: Office vacant [6] 50 Domenico Tardini ...
With the approval of Pope Pius XI, Paul Mulla was called to Rome in the academic year 1924-1925 to teach Islam and oriental languages. [2] In 1927 Mulla was appointed monsignor and more later wrote a book on his spiritual journey. Mulla remained teaching at the Pontifical Oriental Institute until his death in 1959.
The papal conclave held on 1 and 2 March 1939 saw Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli elected on the third ballot to succeed Pius XI, who had died on 10 February, as pope. All 62 cardinals took part. Pacelli, who had been camerlengo and secretary of state, took the name Pius XII. The day was his 63rd birthday.