Pope's Swiss Guards Celebrating 500 Years, Preparations Include Marches, Special Coin, Stamp
Charleston Daily Mail › May 11, 2004
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VATICAN CITY - The Swiss Guards are gearing up to mark their 500th anniversary as the colorful protectors of the pope with a series of celebrations in 2005 and 2006 and a monthlong, 530-mile march from Switzerland to Rome to recreate the arrival here of the first contingent.
About 100 former members of the corps are expected to take part in the march, which will begin in April 2006 in the Swiss city of Bellinzona, just over the border from Italy. It will wind its way down the ancient Via Francigena road through Milan and on to Rome.See the full content of this document
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Pope's Swiss Guards Celebrating 500 Years, Preparations Include Marches, Special Coin, Stamp
The commander of the Swiss Guards, Col. Elmar Theodor Mader outlined the anniversary plans at a news conference this week.
The Swiss...See the full content of this document
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