PICTURES POPE PIUS_XI


The parents of Pius XI
The young Ratti as a newly
ordained priest.

Achille Ratti, shortly
after his consecration
as bishop.
Pius XI makes his first
public appearance as pope in
1922. The coat of arms on the
banner is that of Pope Pius IX

Pius XI in later life.
Pope Pius XI (1922–1939) Warsaw forced his departure as Nuncio. Two years later, he was pope. He signed concordats with numerous countries, including Lithuania and Poland
Boundary map of Vatican City, taken from the annex of the Lateran Treaty
Signing of the Reichskonkordat on 20 July 1933. From left to right: German prelate Ludwig Kaas, German Vice-Chancellor Franz von Papen, representing Germany, Monsignor Giuseppe Pizzardo, Cardinal Pacelli, Monsignor Alfredo Ottaviani,German ambassador Rudolf Buttmann

Pope Pius XI at his workdesk.
1922--Nuncio to Germany
Pius XI on his deathbed.
Funeral

The tomb of Pope Pius XI in the Vatican grottos