Pascalina Lehnert | |
|---|---|
 Madre Pascalina in 1983 at age 88 | |
| Born | Josefina Lehnert 25 August 1894 |
| Died | 13 November 1983 (aged 89) |
| Occupation(s) | Religious sister Papal secretary and organizer Papal charity office manager |
Pascalina Lehnert (25 August 1894 – 13 November 1983), born Josefina Lehnert, was a German religious sister who served as Pope Pius XII's housekeeper, confidant, and secretary from his period as Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria in 1917 until his death as pope in 1958.[1] She managed the papal charity office for Pius XII from 1944 until the pontiff's death in 1958. She was a Sister of the Holy Cross Menzingen.
- ^ Gerard Noel, The Hound of Hitler, p. 9 Encyclopædia Britannica Online – Reflections on the Holocaust: Further Reading; web 26 April 2013