Pontifical Swiss Guard

Summary

Pontifical Swiss Guard is a military unit^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.08% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,939 views/month, #4 of 4,978).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pontifical Swiss Guard held citizenship in Switzerland^[3].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard is in the country of Vatican City^[4].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's image is recorded as P20211029AS-0456 (51761608848).jpg^[5].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's instance of is recorded as military unit^[6].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's instance of is recorded as armed forces^[7].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's instance of is recorded as Swiss Guard^[8].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's instance of is recorded as royal guard^[9].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's official language is recorded as German^[10].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's flag image is recorded as BANDERA GUARDIA VATICA LEOXIV.svg^[11].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's founder is recorded as Julius II^[12].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's logo image is recorded as Guardia Svizzera Pontificia — logografia 2023 upl. by Mattes.svg^[13].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's ISNI is recorded as 0000000106636155^[14].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134191354^[15].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's GND ID is recorded as 2127514-2^[16].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94069781^[17].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's location is recorded as Vatican City^[18].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's Commons category is recorded as Pontifical Swiss Guard^[19].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's patron saint is recorded as Nicholas of Flüe^[20].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's patron saint is recorded as Martin of Tours^[21].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's patron saint is recorded as Saint Sebastian^[22].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's color is recorded as yellow^[23].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's color is recorded as red^[24].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's color is recorded as blue^[25].
• Pontifical Swiss Guard's has part is recorded as halberdier^[26].
• +1506-01-22T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pontifical Swiss Guard^[27].

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Founding

Pontifical Swiss Guard's founder is recorded as Julius II^[12]. +1506-01-22T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[27].

Why It Matters

Pontifical Swiss Guard ranks in the top 0.08% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,939 views/month, #4 of 4,978).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]