80th Anniversary of the
Coronation of Pope Pius XII
80 years ago Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli was elected Pope,
assuming the name Pope Pius XII. He was crowned on 12 March 1939.
Cardinal Pacelli was elected the 260th Supreme Pontiff of
the Holy Roman Church on March 2, 1939. He headed the Catholic Church from 2
March 1939 to his death
on 9 October 1958.
The cause of canonization of Pope Pius XII was
opened on 18 November 1965 by Pope Paul VI during the final session of
the Second Vatican Council. He was declared Venerable by Pope Benedict XVI
on 19 December 2009, the first step on the road to sainthood.
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