องครักษ์สวิส
Also known as Vatican City. Cohors elvetic, Pontificia Cohors Helvetica, Vatican City. Schweizergarde, Swiss Guard
the facto military of the Vatican City
AI overview
The Pontifical Swiss Guard is the de facto military force of Vatican City, serving as its armed defenders. It matters because it provides security and protection for the Pope and the Vatican's independence as a sovereign state.
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Wikidata facts
- Employees
- 135
- Official website
- schweizergarde.ch
- Image
- P20211029AS-0456 (51761608848).jpg
- Motto
- Acriter et Fideliter
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- inception
- 1506-01-22
- native label
- Cohors pedestris Helvetiorum a sacra custodia Pontificis
- Commons category
- Pontifical Swiss Guard