Original: Pope Pius XII (; ), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958), reigned as the 260th Pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City, from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958.
Simplified: XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (March 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958), was the 260th pope from March 2, 1939 until his death in 1958.