This description covers the death of Pope Pius XI, the 262nd pope of the Catholic Church, who passed away on February 10, 1939. He was born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti in 1857 and was elected pope in 1922. During his papacy, he worked
This description covers the death of Pope Pius XI, the 262nd pope of the Catholic Church, who passed away on February 10, 1939. He was born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti in 1857 and was elected pope in 1922. During his papacy, he worked