1958 Death Pius XII, Eugenio Pacelli, Pope (1939-58), dies at 82 1958 Event Pope Pius XII publishes his 39th and last encyclical Meminisse juvat 1957 Event Pope Pius XII encyclical On motion pictures, radio, TV 1957 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Le pelerinage De Lourdes 1957 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Invicti Athletae 1957 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fidei Donum 1956 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Datis nuperrime 1956 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Laetamur admodum 1956 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus 1956 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas 1955 Event Pope Pius XII encyclical on sacred music and popular music 1955 Event Pope Pius XII ex-communicates Argentine President Juan Peron 1954 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad caeli Reginam 1954 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad Sinarum gentem 1954 Event Pope Pius X canonized a saint 1954 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ecclesiae fastos 1954 Event Pope Pius XII encyclical "Sacra virginitas" (On consecrated virginity) 1953 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgeno corona 1953 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Doctor Mellifluus 1952 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientales Ecclesias 1951 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ingruentium Malorum 1951 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Sempiternus Rex 1951 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones 1951 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones 1950 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud 1950 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Humani generis 1950 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Summi maeroris 1950 Event Pope Pius XII encyclical "On combating atheistic propaganda" 1949 Event Pope Pius XII excommunicates communist catholics 1949 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Redemptoris nostri 1948 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical In Multiplicibus Curis 1948 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Auspicia quaedam 1947 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax 1947 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mediator Dei 1947 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgens radiatur 1946 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Quemadmodum 1945 Event Pope Pius XII encyclical Orientals omnes, about Rutheense church 1945 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Communium interpretes dolorum 1944 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientals Ecclesiae 1943 Event Pope Pius XII encyclical on Divine spirit 1943 Event Pope Pius XII receives German ambassador baron von Weizsacker 1943 Event Pope Pius XII encyclical Mystic Corporis (mystic body of Christ) 1939 Event Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Sertum laetitiae 1939 Event Pope Pius XII publishes his 1st encyclical Summi pontificatus 1939 Event U.S. recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war Pope Pius XII congratulates Generalissimo Franco's victory in Spain 1939 Event Pope Pius XII crowned in Vatican ceremonies 1939 Event Eugenio Pacelli chosen as Pope Pius XII 1939 Death Pius XI, Ambrogio D A Ratti, Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at 81 1937 Event Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism 1937 Event Pope Pius XI publishes anti-nazi-encyclical Mit brennender Sorge 1936 Event Pope Pius XI encyclical to U.S. bishops "On motion pictures" 1936 Event Pope Pius XI receives Anton Mussert, Dutch Nazi collaborator 1935 Event Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii 1933 Event Vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Hitler 1933 Event Pope Pius XI encyclical "On oppression of the Church in Spain" 1931 Event Pope Pius XI encyclical On economic crisis 1931 Event Pope Pius XI encyclical on Nun abbiamo bisogno Mussolini 1931 Event Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quadragesimo anno 1929 Event Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri 1928 Event Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Mortalium animos (against oecumene) 1926 Event Pope Pius XI convicts fascist pursuit in Italy 1926 Event Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico 1926 Event Pope Pius XI names J E van Roey archbishop of Malines Belgium 1925 Event Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quas Primas 1924 Event Pope Pius XI's encyclical Maximam gravissimamque 1923 Event Pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied 1922 Event Pope Pius XI pleas for peace: encyclical Ubi arcano 1922 Event Pope Pius XI calls on Belgian people to unite 1922 Event Cardinal Achille Ratti elected Pope Pius XI 1917 Birthday Wilhelmus C Wijen, Broeder Pius, social worker, Curacao 1914 Death Pius X, Giuseppe M Sarto, Pope (1903-14), dies 1912 Event Pius X encyclical Singular quadam, against interconfess unions 1912 Event St. Pius X encyclical "On Indians of South America" 1907 Event Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism) 1906 Event Pope Pius X bans Associations cults 1906 Event St. Pius X encyclical "On the Mariavites or Mystic Priests of Poland" 1905 Event Pope Pius X publishes encyclical Vehementer nos 1904 Event Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen 1903 Event Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto of Venice elected Pope Pius X 1903 Event Giuseppe Sarto elected Pope Pius X 1878 Death Pius IX, "Pio Nono", Giovanni Ferretti, Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 1876 Death Giacomo Antonelli, Secretary of State of Pius IX, dies at 70 1876 Birthday Pius XII, Euhenio MGG Pacelli, 260th Pope, 1939-58 1874 Event Pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875 1874 Event Pope Pius IX encyclical "On Greek-Ruthenian rite" 1873 Event Pope Pius IX encyclical "On the Church in Armenia" 1870 Event Pope Pius IX surrenders to King Victor Emmanuel 1867 Event Pope Pius IX declares Gorcumse holy martyrs 1865 Event Pope Pius IX visits Suriname 1864 Event Pope Pius IX publishes encyclical Quanta cura ("Syllabus errorum") 1863 Event Pope Pius IX encyclical On persecution in New Grenada 1860 Event American College established in Rome by Pope Pius IX 1857 Event Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX) 1857 Birthday Pius XI, Ambrogio DA Ratti, Italy, 259th Pope, 1922-39 1854 Event Pope Pius IX proclaims Immaculate Conception, makes Mary, free of Original Sin 1854 Event Pope Pius IX encyclical "On persecution of Armenians" 1853 Event Pope Pius IX recovers Catholic hierarchy in Netherlands 1847 Event Pope Pius IX encyclical "On aid for Ireland" 1835 Birthday Pius X, Giuseppe Sarto, 257th Roman Catholic pope, 1903-14 1830 Death Pius VIII, Francesco S Castiglioni, Italian Pope 1829 - 1830, dies at 69 1829 Event Pope Pius VIII issues his program for pontificate 1823 Death Pius VII, Luigi B Chiaramonti, Pope (1800-23), dies at 83 1814 Event Pope Pius VII reinstates Jesuits 1806 Birthday Giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal and assistant sec of state for Pius IX 1804 Event Napoleon Bonaparte crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII 1801 Event Pope Pius VII and 1st consul Napoleon sign concord 1800 Event Pope Pius VII calls on French bishops to return to Gospel principles 1800 Event Luigi Chiaramonti crowned Pope Pius VII 1799 Death Pius VI, Giovanni A Braschi, Italian Pope (1775-99), dies at 71 1792 Birthday Pius IX "Pio Nono", Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti, Pope, 1846-78 1775 Event Pope Pius VI encyclical on the problems of the pontificate 1775 Event Angelo Braschi chosen as Pope Pius VI 1761 Birthday Pius VIII, Francesco S Castiglioni, Italy, 253rd Pope, 1829-30 1740 Birthday Pius VII, Luigi B Chiaramonti, bishop of Imola/Pope, 1800 - 1823 1717 Birthday Pius VI, Giovanni A Braschi, Italy, Pope, 1775 - 1799 1572 Death Pius V, Antonio Ghislieri, great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies 1571 Event Venice, Spain and Pope Pius form anti-Turkish Saint League 1570 Event Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth, absolves her subjects from allegiance 1569 Event Pope Pius names Cosimo I de' Medici, grand duke of Toscane 1566 Event Antonio "Michele" Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V 1566 Event Michaele Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V 1565 Death Pius IV, Gianangelo de' Medici, Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66 1565 Event Pope Pius IV publishes degree Professi fidei 1504 Birthday Pius V, Antonio Ghislieri saint, pope, 1566 - 1772 1503 Death Pius III, Francesco Todeschini, Pope (9/22-10/18/1503), dies 1499 Birthday Pius IV, Gianangelo de' Medici, Italian lawyer/pope, 1559-65 1464 Event Pietro Barbo elected to succeed Pope Pius II (Paul II) 1464 Death Pius II, Aenea S Piccolomini, Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58 1459 Event Pope Pius II opens congress of Mantua 1458 Event Aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II 1405 Birthday Pius II, Aenea S Piccolomini, Italian pope, 1458-64, Cynthia 161 Death Antoninus Pius, Titus Aurelius, emperor of Rome (138-61), dies at 74 155 Death Pius I, bishop of Rome (approx 140-155)/saint/martyr, dies 86 Birthday Antoninus Pius, 15th Roman emperor, 138-161
