Swiss Guard

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bodyguard unit ceremonial guard military unit

The Swiss Guard is a small, elite corps of Swiss soldiers responsible for the personal security of the Pope and the protection of the Vatican.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Pontifical Swiss Guard	15
Swiss Guard canonical	6
Swiss Guards	4
Gardes suisses	1
Swiss Border Guard	1
Swiss Guard (fictional depiction in "Angels & Demons")	1
Swiss Guard corps	1
Swiss Guards (France)	1
Swiss Guards of the king	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bodyguard unit ⓘ ceremonial guard ⓘ military unit ⓘ
authorizedStrength	about 135 soldiers ⓘ
battleHonour	Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ
casualtiesInEvent	Sack of Rome (1527): 147 of 189 guards killed ⓘ
ceremonialDuty	guarding the Bronze Door of the Apostolic Palace ⓘ honour guard for visiting heads of state ⓘ participation in papal liturgies ⓘ
citizenshipRequirement	Swiss citizen ⓘ
commandLanguage	German ⓘ
component	halberdiers ⓘ non-commissioned officers ⓘ officers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Switzerland ⓘ
dateFounded	1506-01-22 ⓘ
educationRequirement	completed Swiss military training ⓘ completed basic schooling or apprenticeship ⓘ
employer	Holy See ⓘ Pope ⓘ
foundedBy	Pope Julius II ⓘ
garrison	Vatican City ⓘ
genderRequirement	male ⓘ
hasCommanderTitle	Commander of the Swiss Guard ⓘ
hasDeputyCommanderTitle	Vice-Commander of the Swiss Guard ⓘ
hasMotto	Acriter et Fideliter ⓘ
hasPredecessor	Swiss mercenary tradition ⓘ
languageRequirement	knowledge of German ⓘ
locationOfOathCeremony	Apostolic Palace ⓘ surface form: San Damaso Courtyard, Vatican City
maritalStatusRequirement	unmarried at time of entry (with later marriage allowed under conditions) ⓘ
maximumAgeRequirement	30 years (approximate upper limit for recruitment) ⓘ
minimumAgeRequirement	19 years ⓘ
minimumHeightRequirement	174 cm ⓘ
modernUniformDesigner	Jules Repond ⓘ
modernUniformIntroduced	1914 ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoMeaning	Fiercely and Faithfully ⓘ
notableEvent	Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ
oathCeremonyCommemoration	Sack of Rome (1527) ⓘ
oathCeremonyDate	6 May (annual oath ceremony) ⓘ
peacetimeFunction	access control to Vatican City ⓘ security at papal audiences ⓘ security during papal trips within Vatican territory ⓘ
primaryRole	defense of the Vatican City State ⓘ protection of the Pope ⓘ security of the Apostolic Palace ⓘ
religionRequirement	Roman Catholic ⓘ
reportsTo	Pope ⓘ Secretariat of State of the Holy See ⓘ
uniformAttributionTradition	designed by Michelangelo (traditional but historically doubtful) ⓘ
uniformColor	blue ⓘ orange ⓘ red ⓘ yellow ⓘ
uniformHeadgear	morion helmet (ceremonial) ⓘ
uniformType	Renaissance-style ceremonial uniform ⓘ
weapon	firearms (for security duties) ⓘ halberd (ceremonial) ⓘ sword (ceremonial) ⓘ