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30 apr 2024 · The walls of Rome were poorly defended, the city’s garrison numbering only 8,000 men, including the 2,000-strong Swiss Guard. Among other defenders was the artist and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini , whose Autobiography recounts his shooting two noblemen among the invaders.
- Tony Bunting
4 giorni fa · Le Guardie svizzere contro i lanzichenecchi che inneggiavano a Lutero. Dal sito della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia. 1527 Sacco di Roma. La mattina del 6 maggio 1527, dal suo quartiere generale nel convento di S. Onofrio sul Gianicolo, il capitano generale Borbone diede il via agli assalti.
5 giorni fa · Swiss Guards take a break ... which commemorates the anniversary of the army’s darkest hour in 1527, when all but 42 of 189 guards died while defending Pope Clement VII during the sack ...
4 giorni fa · Pope Francis received in audience the Swiss Guards on Monday as they prepare for the traditional swearing-in ceremony of the new recruits which takes place every year on May 6. The day marks the anniversary of the heroic sacrifice of 147 Swiss Guards who died while defending Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome in 1527 by the landsknechts, the German mercenaries of the Holy Roman Emperor ...
17 apr 2024 · In view of the Oath of 6 May 2024, which commemorates the heroic sacrifice of the Swiss Guards during the Sack of Rome on 6 May 1527, the Pontifical Swiss Guard is offering the opportunity to observe the preparation of the swearing-in ceremony through the armour training of the recruits who will take the oath on 6 May 2024.
2 giorni fa · The swearing-in ceremony takes place each year on the anniversary of the May 6, 1527 battle known as the Sack of Rome, when 147 guards lost their lives defending Pope Clement VII from the army of the mutinous Holy Roman Empire. During the battle, the pope was able to escape from the Vatican to Castel Sant’Angelo via a secret passageway.
2 giorni fa · 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.
