10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWISS GUARD»
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Swiss Guard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The
Swiss Guard Massacre: The Vatican Mysteries Vol. 1
THE. PROTAGONISTS. The questions we have listed are in fact only few among
the multitude of those without answers that have transformed this savage and
bloody murder into one of the most turbid and complex cases of the last decades.
Jacopo Pezzan, Giacomo Brunoro, 2014
2
The French Legislative Assembly of 1791
One major armed force inimical to the Revolution remained: the Swiss Guard.
The Swiss Guard Besides the Royal Guard and the guard of honour provided by
the Paris national guard, the third and most famous element of the king's military
...
3
The Rose: an Owen Henderson Novel
They had a reputation of unwavering allegiance to the King, Queen or Court they
were to protect, and yes, the Swiss Guard has fought many battles, some were
won and some were lost. At one time in the 1600's, you could even say the Swiss
...
There was almost no talking. Their afternoons were spent studying the Swiss
Guard. “A” had warned them in many training sessions not to be fooled or to
underestimate the Swiss Guard. She said, “Don't be fooled by their designer duds
.
Stephen A. Enna & Dennis J. Wootten, 2013
5
Virginia's Historic Courthouses
In 1792, three years before the courthouse was erected, members of the Swiss
Guard had been massacred defending the royalty during the French Revolution.
The family names of many of those killed correspond with those found among ...
6
The Rich Man and Lazarus on the Reformation Stage: A ...
A few details from the history of the Swiss Guard in the following years will show
its close connections to Zurich. Six years after its formation, a group of guards
from Zurich sought the repatriation of a guardsman whom they accused of a
murder, ...
7
Heirs of the Fisherman : Behind the Scenes of Papal Death ...
The complement of Swiss Guard, fixed presently at between 100 and 110
members, all dressed in the picturesque blue, yellow, and red uniforms, is
commanded by a “captain commandant” with the military rank of colonel. The
plumes on the ...
John-Peter Pham Professor James Madison University, 2004
8
The Dressmaker Connection: An Edwardian Political Scandal
The Captain, or Hauptman, of the Swiss Guard entered with one of his junior non-
commissioned officers. Hauptman Schiltz and his subordinate marched smartly
across the office to stand in front of the plush mahogany desk that divided ...
9
The Headless Republic: Sacrificial Violence in Modern French ...
Between 600 and 900 members of the Swiss Guard were killed on August 10;
most who survived were jailed and later killed during the September Massacres.
44 The massacre followed the sacrificial logic of the scapegoat: unable to vent
their ...
10
Murder in the Vatican: The CIA and the Bolshevik Pontiff
One has the providential coincidence a human fighting machine of the Swiss
Guard—in the optimum of good health—would fall ill, without foul play being
involved in his illness, at the precise moment in history a Pope is murdered. Yet,
there ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWISS GUARD»
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Swiss Guard is used in the context of the following news items.
US Woman to Marry Swiss Guard in Rome; Pope Tells Them 'Have …
The helpful Swiss Guard made quite the impression on her. ... After meeting his family in Switzerland — the homeland of all Swiss Guards — they started to ... «National Catholic Register, Jun 15»
How a California Woman Fell in Love With a Vatican Swiss Guard
This isn't a fairy tale. It's the true story of a woman from Huntington Beach, California, who fell in love after asking a question of a Swiss Guard while on vacation ... «ABC News, May 15»
Pope's style with the Swiss Guard showcases his looser tone
Pope Francis greeted a Swiss guard as he arrived at the Paul VI Hall for the Extraordinary Consistory on the themes of family in February, 2014 at the Vatican. «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, May 15»
Pope tells Swiss Guard soldiers to arm themselves with Gospel, rosary
The pope made his remarks during a private audience with members of the Swiss Guard, including new recruits, who will be sworn in May 6. The new guards' ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, May 15»
Swiss Guard: We are ready to defend Pope from ISIS
The commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard says the group of soldiers charged with protecting the Pope is on high alert and ready to act if any threat from ISIS ... «Catholic News Agency, Feb 15»
Papal palates: Swiss Guard cookbook to hit shelves by summer
"Buon Appetito, Swiss Guard" was written by 24-year-old David Geisser, who had worked as a chef and published two popular cookbooks in his native ... «Catholic News Service, Feb 15»
Can the Swiss Guard Protect Rome?
The Swiss Guard, in their colorful Renaissance period uniforms offer more than ornamentation. Throughout the Middle Ages the Swiss were known as the most ... «Aleteia, Feb 15»
Pope promotes Swiss Guard's No. 2 to top post, after sending earlier …
2 officer of the Swiss Guards to commander of the colorful, 500-year-old army, whose members take an oath to protect pontiffs. Graf, who joined the Guards in ... «Fox News, Feb 15»
Swiss Guard's cookbook reveals Vatican culinary treats
A chef who serves in the Swiss Guards, David Geisser, is shedding light on the culinary tastes of the pope's army with a new cookbook. "Buon Appetito" features ... «Yahoo News, Jan 15»
Pope sacks the head of his Swiss Guard for being 'too strict'
The 77-year-old pope is said to have been appalled recently to have emerged one morning from his private suite of rooms to find that a Swiss Guard had been ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
