Pontifical Swiss Guard announce preparations for the 500th Anniversary of the Sack of Rome
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Pontifical Swiss Guard announce preparations for the 500th Anniversary of the Sack of Rome
2027 will mark an extraordinary commemorative year, which the Pontifical Swiss Guard is preparing with a conference in Brig, Switzerland, in January, a historical publication, and participation in Zurich’s Spring Festival. In May, celebrations will take place at the Vatican, including light-art performances, the premiere of a film about the Corps, and a pilgrimage. Commander Graf: “We want to show that the values of that time are still present t…
What would the Vatican be without the Swiss Guards in their colourful uniforms? Contrary to the folkloristic impression, history and task of the troops have a serious background.
The Swiss Guard turns 500 years old, and from the Vatican numerous events are being organized for its commemoration. The first will take place on 23 January with a congress in the Swiss city of Brig, when a work dedicated to the political, military and religious conditions of the events of the Sacking of Rome in 1527 will be published and that gave rise to its army. The second will be from 16 to 19 April, when the Pontifical Swiss Guard will par…
The Swiss Guard, the army in the service of the popes, will commemorate in 2027 the fifth centenary of the plundering of Rome, the most tragic day in its history, in which 147 of its members died defending Pope Clement VII and that the body remembers every 6th May. The institution, considered the army in [...] The Swiss Guard entry will commemorate in 2027 the 500 years of the "Role of Rome" with a series of activities was first published in Inf…
2027 will be an extraordinary commemorative year that the Pontifical Guard is preparing with a congress in Brig, in January; a volume of historical character; and participation in the Zurich Spring Festival. In May, celebrations will take place in the Vatican, which will include light-playing shows, the premiere of a film about the Body and a pilgrimage. Commander Graf: “We want to show that the values of that time are still alive today”
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