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Pius XII served as pope from 1939 to 1958; photograph by Yousuf Karsh.
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Before he became Pope Pius XII, Eugenio Pacelli was the legate nuncio to Germany.
Eugenio Pacelli (in robes at left) meeting with German automaker Wilhelm von Opel...
German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv), Bild 102-06728, photograph: Georg Pahl
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