Pius XI

pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
Person human Q42323
Pius XI
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Pius XI

Summary

Pius XI is a human[1]. His place of birth was Desio[2]. He was born on May 31, 1857[3]. He passed away in Vatican City[4]. He died on February 10, 1939[5]. He worked as a Latin Catholic priest[6], librarian[7], mountaineer[8], Catholic bishop[9], and missionary[10]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,220 views/month, #6,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Pius XI was born in Desio[2].
  • Pius XI died in Vatican City[4].
  • Pius XI died in Rome[12].
  • Pius XI was born on May 31, 1857[3].
  • Pius XI was born on March 31, 1857[13].
  • Pius XI died on February 10, 1939[5].
  • Pius XI is buried at Vatican Grotto[14].
  • Pius XI's father was Francesco Ratti[15].
  • Pius XI's mother was Teresa Ratti[16].
  • Pius XI held citizenship in Kingdom of Italy[17].
  • Pius XI held citizenship in Vatican City[18].
  • Pius XI worked as a Latin Catholic priest[6].
  • Pius XI's professions included librarian[7].
  • Pius XI's professions included mountaineer[8].
  • Pius XI's professions included Catholic bishop[9].
  • Pius XI's professions included missionary[10].
  • Pius XI's professions included nuncio[19].
  • Pius XI held the position of Pope[20].
  • Pius XI held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Milan[21].
  • Pius XI held the position of cardinal[22].
  • Pius XI held the position of titular archbishop of Naupactus[23].
  • Pius XI held the position of titular archbishop[24].
  • Pius XI held the position of Apostolic Nuncio to Poland[25].
  • Pius XI's education included a stint at Pontifical Gregorian University[26].
  • Pius XI was educated at Sapienza University of Rome[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Pius XI was born in Desio[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 31, 1857[3] and March 31, 1857[13]. His father was Francesco Ratti[15]. His mother was Teresa Ratti[16].

Education

Educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[26], a pontifical university[28], in Italy[29], founded in 1551[30], headquartered in Roman College[31] and Sapienza University of Rome[27], a public university[32], in Italy[33], founded in 1303[34], headquartered in città universitaria of Rome[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Latin Catholic priest[6], librarian[7], mountaineer[8], Catholic bishop[9], missionary[10], and nuncio[19]. Positions held include Pope[20], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[36], in Vatican City[37], founded in 0033[38]; Roman Catholic Archbishop of Milan[21], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[39], in Italy[40]; cardinal[22], a title[41]; titular archbishop of Naupactus[23]; titular archbishop[24], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[42]; and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland[25].

Recognition

Pius XI received the Order of the White Eagle[43].

Personal Life

Pius XI's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[44].

Death and Burial

Pius XI died on February 10, 1939[5]. Recorded place of death include Vatican City[4], a city-state[45], in Vatican City[46], founded in 1929[47] and Rome[12], a border city[48], in Italy[49], founded in -0753[50]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[51]. He is buried at Vatican Grotto[14].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pius XI include Pius XI Medal[52].

Why It Matters

Pius XI ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,220 views/month, #6,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

He has been cited as an influence by Steve Bannon[55], a film producer[56], b. 1953[57], of United States[58], specialised in politics[59].

Works attributed to him include Mit brennender Sorge[60], an encyclical[61]; Quadragesimo Anno[62], an encyclical[63]; Casti connubii[64], an encyclical[65]; Non Abbiamo Bisogno[66], an encyclical[67]; Divini Redemptoris[68], an encyclical[69]; and Quas primas[70], an encyclical[71]. Entities named for him include Pius XI Medal[52].

FAQs

Where was Pius XI born?

Pius XI's place of birth was Desio[2].

Where did Pius XI die?

Pius XI passed away in Vatican City[4].

Who were Pius XI's parents?

Pius XI's father was Francesco Ratti[15]. Pius XI's mother was Teresa Ratti[16].

What did Pius XI do for work?

Pius XI worked as Latin Catholic priest[6], librarian[7], mountaineer[8], Catholic bishop[9], and missionary[10].

Where did Pius XI go to school?

Pius XI was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[26] and Sapienza University of Rome[27].

What awards did Pius XI receive?

Honors received include Order of the White Eagle[43].

Who did Pius XI influence?

Pius XI has been cited as an influence by Steve Bannon[55].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Enciclopedia dei Papi. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
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  10. [22] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [7] ↑ . Pioneers in Librarianship: Sixty Notable Leaders Who Shaped the Field. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . History of Missiology. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [44] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [13] ↑ . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  28. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [67] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  30. [69] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  31. [71] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'af', 'als', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ay', 'az', 'ban', 'bar', 'bcl', 'be', '
    Sancho el sabio foundation id → 75836
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → NLB-ar115676
    Sitelink count → 121
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13804]]: 75836, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/285727585|Papa Pío XI (#285727585)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7873|Sancho el Sabio (auto"
  2. 10d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 113015, 601535, 301922 +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12458]]: 406832, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295504737|Achille Ratti (#295504737)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8088|Parsifal persons]]"
  3. 12d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist id → 3059260
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  4. 17d ago · Octave 444 · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religious order → Order of Friars Minor
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  5. 6w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00000871n
    P14611 → 37722, 39636, 45051
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151061100
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  6. 12w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 37722, 39636, 45051
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14611]]: 37722, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296614931|Pius PP. (#296614931)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8134|Pontifical Urbaniana Uni"
  7. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → pius-xi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: pius-xi, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289950332|pius xi (#289950332)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  8. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant place → —
    P14578 → 18022
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  9. 14w ago · ~2026-37217-05 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant place → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7153]]: [[Q29625514]]"
  10. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 356888
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  11. 14w ago · ~2026-36522-35 · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of Italy, Vatican City
    Image → Pius XI, by Nicola Perscheid, circa 1922 (retouched).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Pius XI, by Nicola Perscheid, circa 1922 (retouched).jpg"
  12. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0268009-Pius-18571939
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0268009-Pius-18571939, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  13. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Latin Catholic priest, librarian, mountaineer +3
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q19546]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259233|batch #259233]]"
  14. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → BEIC Digital Library, 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica, Pioneers in Librarianship: Sixty Notable Leaders Who Shaped the Field +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  15. 18w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → p/papa-pio-xi
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: p/papa-pio-xi, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
  16. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Latin Catholic priest, librarian, mountaineer +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
  17. 20w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 113015, 601535, 301922 +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31340|batch #31340]]: add P1810 to P12458"
  18. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 113015, 601535, 301922 +1
    P14396 → register/person/arh-zPER_93070, register/person/arw-118594745
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12458]]: 601535, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161487073|Pius PP.‏ (#161487073)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Parsifal persons]] #mi"
  19. 21w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14396 → register/person/arh-zPER_93070, register/person/arw-118594745
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  20. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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