Testament of Pope Pius XII
HEAD OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM 1939 TO 1958
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Pope Pius XII signed his testament (will) on May 15, 1956, some fifteen months before his death. Unlike the testaments of his predecessor Pius X and successor John Paul II, it is a very short document, omitting names, details and designations of individual material belongings.