x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
Backed by a wealth of new research, John Cornwell tells for the first time the story of the World War II career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who was Pope Pius XII, arguably the most dangerous churchman in modern history. In the first decade of the century, as a brilliant young Vatican lawyer,... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Adolf Hitler: Add a description of this character.
- Pacelli
- Mussolini
- Ludwig Kaas
- Bruning
- Pius Xii
- Osborne
- Reich
- Gasparri
- Pace Ili
- Leo Xiii
- Weizsacker
- Romano
- Pavelic
- Wojtyla
- Paul Vi
- Mary
- Tardini
- Ribbentrop
- Pope
- Papen
- Owen Chadwick
- Mindszenty
- Eugenio
- Montini
- Monsignor Schioppa
- Maglione
- Friedlander
- Heydrich
- Orsenigo
- Holland
- Francesco
- John Paul Ii
- Stepinac
- Wolff
- Bertram
- Hochhuth
- Marian
- Bismarck
- Scheler
- Buttmann
- Mother Pasqualina
- Benigni
- Roosevelt
Setting & Locations edit
- Vatican City
- Rome
- Germany
- Italy
- Berlin
- Poland
- Eastern Europe
- London
- Munich
- United States
- Serbia
- Croatia
- Paris
- Britain
- Austria
- Prussia
- Curia
- Hungary
- Bavaria
- Vienna
- Spain
- Pio Nono
- Yugoslavia
- Switzerland
- Judaism
- England
- Soviet Union
- Auschwitz
- Belgium
- Washington
- Cologne
- Kulturkampf
- Belgrade
- Halifax
- Zagreb
- Mexico
- Eternal City
- New York
- Catholic Church
- Slovakia
- St. Peter's Square
- Greece
- Budapest
- South America
- Danzig
First Sentence edit
Eugenio Pacelli was described routinely, during his pontificate and after his death, as a member of the Black Nobility.
Table of Contents edit
Preface
Prologue
1. The Pacellis
2. Hidden Life
3. Papal Power Games
4. To Germany
5. Pacelli and Wimar
6. The Glittering Diplomat
7. Hitler and German Catholicism
8. Hitler and Pacelli
9. The Concordat in Practice
10. Pius XI Speaks Out
11. Darkness over Europe
12. Triumph
13. Pacelli, Pope of Peace
14. Friend of Croatia
15. The Holiness of Pius XII
16. Pacelli and the Holocaust
17. The Jews of Rome
18. Savior of Rome
19. Church Triumphant
20. Absolute Power
21. Pius XII Redivivus
Sources, the "Silence" Debate, and Sainthood
Acknowledgments
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Cornwell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: New York Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0670886939
Page Count: 448
Publisher: New York Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0670886939
Page Count: 448
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 920
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Catholicism › Roman Catholicism
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Christian Living › Leadership
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Catholicism › Popes
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Ministry & Church Leadership
- Books › History › Military › World War II
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Military
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Military & Spies
- Books › History › Europe › Germany
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical
- Books › History › World
Popular Tags
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
