One of the new thirty three new recruits of the Vatican's elite Swiss Guard gestures during a swearing in ceremony in Saint Damaso courtyard at the Vatican May 06, 2005.

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Description: Swiss Guard attend before swearing-in ceremony of the Pope's elite military corps at the Vatican, Friday, May 6, 2005. The guards swear to 'loyally serve the Pope, sacrificing - if necessary - their life in his defense.' The swearing-in ceremony is held each May 6, the anniversary of the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died while protecting Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome
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Credit: ŠALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP

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