page_title: Alfredo Ottaviani
hierarchical_section_title: Alfredo Ottaviani
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Konkordatsunterzeichnung in Rom. - Am 20. Juli 1933 wurde zwischen dem Deutschen Reich und dem Heiligen Stuhl in Rom das Reichskonkordat unterzeichnet, durch das zum erstenmal in der Geschichte für das ganze deutsche Reich die Beziehungen der katholischen Kirche zum Staat geregelt werden. Die Unterzeichnung vollzog für Deutschland der Vizekanzler Franz von Papen, für den Heiligen Stuhl der Kardinal Staatssekretär Eugenio Pacelli. Von links nach rechts: Vizekanzler Franz von Papen, (2.v.l.) Kardinal Staatssekretär Eugenio Pacelli und Ministerialdirektor Dr. Buttmann während des Unterzeichnungsaktes. 25935-33
context_page_description: Alfredo Ottaviani was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII named him cardinal in 1953. He served as Secretary of the Holy Office in the Roman Curia from 1959 to 1966 when that dicastery was reorganised as the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, of which he was Pro-Prefect until 1968.
  Ottaviani was a prominent figure in the Church during his time and was the leading conservative voice at the Second Vatican Council.
context_section_description: Alfredo Ottaviani (29 October 1890 – 3 August 1979) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII named him cardinal in 1953. He served as Secretary of the Holy Office in the Roman Curia from 1959 to 1966 when that dicastery was reorganised as the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, of which he was Pro-Prefect until 1968.
  Ottaviani was a prominent figure in the Church during his time and was the leading conservative voice at the Second Vatican Council.
caption: Ottaviani (second from right) at the signing of the Reichskonkordat
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