“The reason is the sack of Rome in 1527,” Jensen, host of the Pontifacts show, told USA TODAY.“One hundred forty-seven of the 189 Swiss Guards, including their commander, died and were torn ...

It marks the date when 147 Swiss Guards died in 1527, protecting Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome. "To be a Swiss Guard means to adhere without reservation to Christ and the Church and be ...

The last stand of the Swiss Guard happened in 1527 when soldiers from the Holy Roman Empire invaded Rome, looking to sack the city. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, ...

During the Sack of Rome in 1527, only 42 of the pope’s 189 guardsmen died defending Pope Clement VII. ... The Swiss Guard is equipped with both traditional ceremonial weapons and modern firearms.

Swiss Guard Commander Christoph Graf reminded the men of the proverb, ... The swearing-in ceremony takes place each year on the anniversary of the May 6, 1527 battle known as the Sack of Rome, ...

The swearing-in ceremony is held on May 6, commemorating the date in 1527 when 147 Guards were killed defending Pope Clement VII from an attack by the forces of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

The Swiss Guards were created in 1506 by Pope Julius II, ... In 1527 the Landsknechts, German mercenaries hired by Charles V, the Habsburg monarch of Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor, ...

New recruits of Swiss Guards line up in formation to practice the march and routine of the swearing-in ceremony on May 6, 2024, commemorating the sacrifice of 147 guards who died protecting the ...