the papal conclave of 1939, occurrences during World War II, the consistory of 1946, beatifications, the Holy Year 1950, and the illness and death of the pope. Madre Pascalina also published several articles, in which she described the daily life and routine of the pontiff. Honors In 1958 Madre Pascalina was awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (For the Church and the Pope) medal by Pope John XXIII. In 1969 she received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz) from West Germany and in 1980 the Bavarian Order of Merit. In 1981, the Austrian President awarded her the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich). Death Madre Pascalina died from a cerebral hemorrhage in Vienna, aged 89, in 1983. She is buried at the Vatican Camposanto (cemetery). Several bishops and cardinals, among them Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, also Bavarian, attended her funeral. Works Lehnert, Pascalina. Ich durfte Ihm Dienen, Erinnerungen an Papst Pius XII. Naumann, Würzburg, 1986 Lehnert, Pascalina; Susan Johnson (transl.). His Humble Servant: Sister M. Pascalina Lehnert's Memoirs of Her Years of Service to Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII. Saint Augustine's Press, South Bend. February 2014. . (first English translation) Sources Lehnert, Pascalina. Ich durfte Ihm Dienen, Erinnerungen an Papst Pius XII. Naumann, Würzburg, 1986 Lehnert, P. Brief (Letter of Madre Pascalina), Archiv Institut Menzingen, 1 February 1944 Lehnert, P. Brief (Letter of Madre Pascalina), Archiv Institut Menzingen, 16 February 1944 Lehnert, P. Brief (Letter of Madre Pascalina), Archiv Institut Menzingen, 7 April 1944 Lehnert, P. Brief (Letter of Madre Pascalina), Archiv Institut Menzingen, 19 May 1944 Lehnert, P. La giornata del pontefice Pio XII, Osservatore Romano, Città del Vaticano, 22 March 1952 Mazzolari, Primo. La carità del papa, Pio XII e la ricostruzione dell’Italia, Edizione Paoline, 1991 Schad, Marta. Gottes mächtige Dienerin, Schwester Pascalina und Papst Pius XII. Herbig, München, 2007 References External link 1894 births 1983 deaths Pope Pius XII advisers 20th-century German Roman Catholic nuns People from Ebersberg (district) People from the Kingdom of Bavaria Women and the papacy Conclavists Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany