Ambrogio Ratti

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Person.png Ambrogio RattiRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(prelate)
Born31 May 1857
Died10 February 1939 (Age 81)
Cause of death
heart attack?
NationalityItalian
ReligionCatholic

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In office
6 February 1922 - 10 February 1939
As Pius XI

Pope Pius XI, born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, was head of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 to his death in February 1939. He was the first sovereign of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on 11 February 1929.

Death

Pius XI died of a third heart attack on 10 February 1939, at the age of 81. Some believe he was murdered, partly based on the fact that his primary physician was Dr. Francesco Petacci, father of Claretta Petacci, Mussolini's mistress.[1][2][3] Cardinal Eugène Tisserant wrote in his diary that the pope had been murdered. [4]Dr. Petacci may have been an agent of the Italian and German secret services.


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