A Guide to
​St Peter's Basilica

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Monument to Pope Pius XI

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Monument to Pope Pius XI

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Monument to Pope Pius XI (1949) by Francesco Nagni
(Achille Ratti, Desio near Milan, b. 1857/r.1922-39)
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Pope Pius XI was the first sovereign of the Stato della Città del Vaticano (Vatican City State), which was created in 1929 as a result of the Lateran Pact. 

The bronze monument to Pope Pius XI was created by Francesco Nagni (1897-1977). The two inscriptions proclaim: PIO XI / PONT. MAX. / S. R. E. CARDINALES / AB EO CREATI (To Pius XI Pontifex Maximus from the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church that he created) and PIVS XI PON. MAX / CVIVS EPISOCPALE INSIGNE / TOTIVSQVE VITAE RATIO/ATQVE PROPOSITVM FVIT / PAX CHRISTI IN REGNO CHRISTI (Pius XI Pontifex Maximus, whose episcopal motto was the reason and purpose of life: 'The Peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ').  

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