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Title: Swiss Guards of the Vatican
Date Created and/or Issued: 1972-05-16T07:00:00Z
Publication Information: Chapman University Digital Commons
Contributing Institution: Chapman University, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives
Collection: UPI – Miscellaneous
Rights Information: copyrighted
UPI retains the copyright on all photographs. Permission to use photographs must be obtained from United Press International.
Description: Clutching the Papal flag, a new member of the Swiss Guards of the Vatican is sworn in at a ceremony in the St. Damascus Courtyard in the Vatican May 6th. The Swiss Guards of the Vatican, who wear orange, blue, and red uniformed designed by Michelangelo, were formed in 1506 by Pope Julius II. They form the Pope's personal guard. Members are recruited from the Roman Catholic Cantons of Switzerland.
Type: Image
Format: image/jpeg
Identifier: http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/upi_misc/31
Subject: UPI
United Press International
Photography
United States History
Source: UPI – Miscellaneous

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