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eru on Nov 25, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

The Swiss guard is a military unit of the Vatican, not of Switzerland. Or is it?

Semiapies on Nov 25, 2010 [–]

Both. The Pontifical Swiss Guard, which is the remaining active branch of the Swiss Guard, is a Swiss military unit (consisting of strictly Swiss citizens) that serves in a guard role for the Vatican.

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