What Pope died of hiccups?
Pope Pius XII In a famous case, Pope Pius XII had long periods of hiccups, associated with gastritis, though he eventually died of a stroke.
What did Pope Pius XII do?
Known for his oft-disputed role in the Roman Catholic Church's approach to the Nazis and World War II, Pope Pius XII also contributed a number of important documents regarding conception, fertility, abortion, and reproductive control to the Vatican's collection of writings and doctrine on procreation.
Is Pope Pius 12 a saint?
Pope Pius XII
| Pope Venerable Pius XII | |
|---|---|
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Venerable |
| Other popes named Pius |
How many encyclicals did Pius XII write?
On matters of war and peace, Pope Pius XII issued ten encyclicals, most of them after 1945, three of them (Datis nuperrime, Sertum laetitiae, and Luctuosissimi eventus) protesting the Soviet invasion and crackdown of the Hungarian revolution in 1956.
Who was the youngest pope?
Pope Benedict IX Aged approximately 20 at his first election, he is one of the youngest popes in history….
| Pope Benedict IX | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1012 Rome, Papal States |
| Died | c. December 1055/January 1056 (age 43) Grottaferrata, Papal States |
| Other popes named Benedict |
Is Vatican in Rome?
Vatican City, in full State of the Vatican City, Italian Stato della Città del Vaticano, ecclesiastical state, seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and an enclave in Rome, situated on the west bank of the Tiber River. Vatican City is the world's smallest fully independent nation-state.
How many languages did pope Pius XII speak?
Italian Pope Pius XII/Languages The native Polish speaker was fluent in Italian, Spanish, French, English, Portuguese and Latin, with working knowledge of Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Tagalog and more. He delivered Easter greetings in roughly 60 languages, and he visited 129 different countries — more than any other pope in history.