Bernardino Nogara
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Bernardino Nogara was the financial advisor to the Vatican between 1929 and 1954, appointed by Pope Pius XI and retained by Pope Pius XII as the first Director of the Special Administration of the Hol
Bernardino Nogara c. 1912
Pope Pius XII
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Pope Pius XII was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. Pius reigned as pope during a highly consequential 19 years that includ
Bernardino Nogara
…Nogara (June 17, 1870 — November 15, 1958) was the financial advisor to the Vatican between 1929 and 1954, appointed by Pope Pius XI and retained by Pope Pius XII as the first Director of the Special Administration of the Holy See. According to historian John F. Pollard, Nogara laid "the foundations" for "one of…
Pius XII, c. 1951
Pio XII Luis Fernández Laguna 1958
Eugenio Pacelli at the age of six in 1882
Pacelli on the day of his ordination: 2 April 1899