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Happy Anniversary Swiss Guard:
Swiss Guards Poised for 500th-Anniversary Year
Will Remember Those Who Died in Defense of Pope
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 22, 2005 (Zenit.org).- The Swiss Guards are preparing to celebrate their 500th anniversary, with special remembrances of the men of this security corps who died in service to the Pope.
The commander of the Pope’s guard, Colonel Elmar Mader, explained to journalists today that the celebrations will begin next Jan. 22.
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