New recruits of the Vatican's elite Swiss Guard stand at attention during the swearing in ceremony at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 6, 2008. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506 and consisting of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss, Catholic, single, at least 174 centimetres tall and beardless, celebrate their 502nd anniversary this year. New recruits are sworn in every year on May 6, commemorating the date in which 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the Pope during an attack on Rome on May 6, 1527. There are 33 new recruits sworn in for this year.
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A new recruit of the Vatican's elite Swiss Guard gestures during the swearing in ceremony at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 6, 2008. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506 and consisting of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss, Catholic, single, at least 174 centimetres tall and beardless, celebrate their 502nd anniversary this year. New recruits are sworn in every year on May 6, commemorating the date in which 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the Pope during an attack on Rome on May 6, 1527. There are 33 new recruits sworn in for this year.
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A new recruit of the Vatican's elite Swiss Guard stands at attention during the swearing in ceremony at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 6, 2008. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506 and consisting of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss, Catholic, single, at least 174 centimetres tall and beardless, celebrate their 502nd anniversary this year. New recruits are sworn in every year on May 6, commemorating the date in which 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the Pope during an attack on Rome on May 6, 1527. There are 33 new recruits sworn in for this year.
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A new recruit of the Vatican's elite Swiss Guard gestures during the swearing in ceremony at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 6, 2008. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506 and consisting of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss, Catholic, single, at least 174 centimetres tall and beardless, celebrate their 502nd anniversary this year. New recruits are sworn in every year on May 6, commemorating the date in which 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the Pope during an attack on Rome on May 6, 1527. There are 33 new recruits sworn in for this year.
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A new Vatican Swiss Guard, bottom center, holds up three fingers as he is sworn it at a swearing-in ceremony of 33 new Vatican Swiss Guards, at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The swearing in ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died protecting Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome.
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A new Vatican Swiss Guard looks on prior to a swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The swearing in ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died protecting Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome.
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A new Vatican Swiss Guard is helped to put on his uniform before a swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The swearing in ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died protecting Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome.
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A new Vatican Swiss Guard gives a salute as he is sworn into the pontiff's elite military corps, at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The swearing in ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died protecting Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome.
(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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A new Vatican Swiss Guard polishes his armory in preparation to the swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The swearing in ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died protecting Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome.
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Commander of the Vatican Swiss Guards, Elmar Theodor Maeder, left, reviews the honor guard of the new Vatican Swiss Guards during their swearing in ceremony, at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The swearing in ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died protecting Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome.
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Colonel Elmar Theodore Mader, commander of the Vatican's elite Swiss Guards, stands in front of cardinals during the swearing in ceremony of 33 new recruits at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 6, 2008. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506 and consisting of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss, Catholic, single, at least 174 centimetres tall and beardless, celebrate their 502nd anniversary this year. New recruits are sworn in every year on May 6, commemorating the date in which 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the Pope during an attack on Rome on May 6, 1527.
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