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What agreements did Eugenio Pacelli negotiate with Bavaria and Prussia?
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Pius XII served as pope from 1939 to 1958; photograph by Yousuf Karsh.
Eugenio Pacelli, who later became Pope Pius XII, negotiated concordats with both Bavaria and Prussia during his time as an apostolic nuncio in Germany. These agreements were intended to preserve the privileges and freedom of action of the Roman Catholic Church within those states. He successfully signed the agreement with Bavaria in 1924 and the agreement with Prussia in 1929.1