This description covers the death of Pope Pius XI, the 262nd pope of the Catholic Church, who passed away on February 10, 1939. He was born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti in 1857 and was elected pope in 1922. During his papacy, he worked
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Pope Pius XI was head of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 until his death in February 1939. He was also the first sovereign of Vatican City upon its creation on 11 February 1929.