Signature_of_Pope_Pius_XII.svg - Wikipedia

Summary

Description

English: Signature of Pope Pius XII - no copyright issues

Date

between 2 March 1939 and 9 October 1958

Source

Author



Alternative names	Birth name: Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; Eugenio Pacelli; Pius PP. XII; Eugenio Marìa Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; Pope Pius XII; Pope Pio XII; Venerable Pius XII
Description	Italian Latin Catholic priest and Catholic bishop
Date of birth/death	2 March 1876	9 October 1958
Location of birth/death	Rome	Castel Gandolfo
Work location	Rome ; Vatican City
Authority file	: Q2604 VIAF : 63987052 ISNI : 0000000083374067 ULAN : 500356468 LCCN : n79046189 NAID : 10582461 WorldCat

Permission
( Reusing this file )

This image is in the public domain due to its age.

Licensing

This signature is believed to be ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it falls below the required level of originality for copyright protection both in the United States and in the source country (if different). In this case, the source country (e.g. the country of nationality of the signatory) is believed to be Holy See (Vatican City State) .

Note that this tag cannot be used on all signatures, as not all signatures are copyright-free.

See Commons:When to use the PD-signature tag for an explanation of when the tag may be used.

The author died in 1958, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or fewer .

Note that this work might not be in the public domain in countries that do not apply the rule of the shorter term and have copyright terms longer than life of the author plus 60 years. In particular, Mexico is 100 years, Jamaica is 95 years, Colombia is 80 years, Guatemala and Samoa are 75 years, and Switzerland and the United States are 70 years.