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| + | P. Robert Leiber S.J. (Deggenhausertal, 10 April 1888-Rome, 18 February 1967) was counsellor to the Apostolic Nuncio Pacelli in Germany (1924-29), then secretary to Cardinal Pacelli himself at the Secretariat of State and finally secretary to Pope Pius XII.<br> | ||
| + | He began his studies in philosophy and theology (interrupted, the latter, by the outbreak of the First World War, during which he served in some country hospitals) at the Ignatiuskolleg in Valkenburg (Holland). After the end of the war - and after attending history lectures for two semesters in Berlin (1921-1922) - he joined Ludwig Pastor's circle of collaborators in Rome, contributing to the research work for the last volumes of the History of the Popes (especially in reference to the figure of Innocent XI).<br> | ||
| + | The first meeting with Eugenio Pacelli - whose advisor and particular secretary he was to be (in Berlin, from 1925; in Rome, from 1930), but always in an unofficial capacity, for over thirty years - dates back to 1924. Leiber taught history at the Pontificia Università Gregoriana throughout his time in Rome. In the last years of his life he was involved (through articles, interviews and public speeches) in the controversy over the relations between Pius XII and National Socialism.<br> | ||
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Revision as of 09:58, 28 July 2022
P. Robert Leiber S.J. (Deggenhausertal, 10 April 1888-Rome, 18 February 1967) was counsellor to the Apostolic Nuncio Pacelli in Germany (1924-29), then secretary to Cardinal Pacelli himself at the Secretariat of State and finally secretary to Pope Pius XII.
He began his studies in philosophy and theology (interrupted, the latter, by the outbreak of the First World War, during which he served in some country hospitals) at the Ignatiuskolleg in Valkenburg (Holland). After the end of the war - and after attending history lectures for two semesters in Berlin (1921-1922) - he joined Ludwig Pastor's circle of collaborators in Rome, contributing to the research work for the last volumes of the History of the Popes (especially in reference to the figure of Innocent XI).
The first meeting with Eugenio Pacelli - whose advisor and particular secretary he was to be (in Berlin, from 1925; in Rome, from 1930), but always in an unofficial capacity, for over thirty years - dates back to 1924. Leiber taught history at the Pontificia Università Gregoriana throughout his time in Rome. In the last years of his life he was involved (through articles, interviews and public speeches) in the controversy over the relations between Pius XII and National Socialism.
P. Robert Leiber S.J. (Deggenhausertal, 10 aprile 1888-Roma, 18 febbraio 1967) fu consigliere del nunzio apostolico Pacelli in Germania (1924-29), quindi segretario particolare dello stesso Cardinale Pacelli alla Segreteria di Stato e infine segretario di Papa Pio XII.
Avviò i suoi studi in filosofia e teologia (interrotti, questi ultimi, dallo scoppio della Prima Guerra mondiale, durante la quale prestò servizio presso alcuni ospedali di campagna) all’Ignatiuskolleg di Valkenburg. Dopo la fine della guerra – e dopo aver frequentato lezioni di storia per due semestri a Berlino (1921-1922) – entrò nella cerchia di collaboratori di Ludwig Pastor a Roma, contribuendo al lavoro di ricerca per gli ultimi volumi della Storia dei papi (soprattutto in riferimento alla figura di Innocenzo XI). Il primo incontro con Eugenio Pacelli – di cui sarà consigliere e segretario particolare (a Berlino, dal 1925; a Roma, a partire dal 1930), ma sempre in veste ufficiosa, per oltre trent’anni – risale al 1924. Leiber insegnò storia in Gregoriana per tutto il periodo della sua permanenza a Roma. Negli ultimi anni della sua vita fu coinvolto (attraverso articoli, interviste ed interventi pubblici) nella polemica sui rapporti fra Pio XII e il nazionalsocialismo.
