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Swiss Guard: Three Bottles of Wine Commissioned For Their 500th Anniversary, Dated 2006 This wine was commissioned strictly for the Swiss Guard in 2006, their 500th anniversary. Beer was also commissioned and brewed for them with a label similar to the wine bottles. Over the years Father Kunst has befriended th... read more » |
1506-2006 |
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A Swiss Guard Watch in the Original Box Commemorating Their 500th Anniversary A Swiss Guard watch in the original box that was made to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Guard. The face contains a small image of a Guardsman and the date 1506. The Swiss Guard has their own store in the Vatican onl... read more » |
1506-2006 |
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An Early 19th Century Helmet of the Swiss Guard The helmet is a mid-to-early 19th century example with an ornate leather exterior and the GSP. The emblem contains the cross keys and tiara, the symbol of the pope. The chinstrap has two lions’ faces with their mouths h... read more » |
1800-1850 |
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Blessed Pius IX |
Blessed Pius IX: A Swiss Guard Sword From His Pontificate The blade has his coat of arms and the handle is made in the image of a lion’s head reminiscent of the two lions in the pope’s coat of arms. The sword also has a sheath and both are in perfect condition. After 187... read more » |
1846-1878 |
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Blessed Pius IX |
Blessed Pius IX: A Hand-Painted Photo of a Swiss Guardsman A hand-painted photo of a Swiss Guardsman possibly from the pontificate of Blessed Pius IX. read more » |
1846-1878 |
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A Breast Plate of the Swiss Guard The breast plate bears no markings but came with a Swiss Guard helmet leading to the assumption that it is part of the uniform. read more » |
1850-1900 |
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Two Swiss Guardsmen Posing For a Fight This is a very old photo from the 1870s or earlier of two Swiss Guardsmen posing for a fight over a card table. They are in their uniforms and wearing various pieces of armor as well. It is a very unique piece in a pose not o... read more » |
1870-1879 |
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Leo XIII |
Leo XIII: A Swiss Guard Uniform Dating From His Pontificate Oftentimes, Father Kunst’s story of the purchase of an item is as interesting as the purchase itself. The Swiss Guard uniform dating to Pope Leo XIII’s pontificate is one of them. This is an extremely rare item an... read more » |
1878-1903 |
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St. Pius X |
St. Pius X: A Swiss Guard Uniform From His Pontificate This uniform is significant for several reasons. Up until 1914 Swiss Guard uniforms evolved with each pontificate. Primarily the piping on the jacket bearing the coat of arms of the reigning pope is what changed. After the de... read more » |
1903-1914 |
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A Vatican Police Uniform From the 1920s This is an original two-piece uniform: a black jacket with gold epaulets and silver buttons and white trousers. Vatican police were called gendarmeries and were as visible as the Swiss Guard today. They were phased out of... read more » |
1920-1930 |
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Pius XI |
Pius XI: A Thirty-Piece Lead Toy Set of a Papal Procession, Dating From His Pontificate This is a complete, thirty-piece set of a papal procession dating from the pontificate of Pius XI. read more » |
1922-1939 |
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Venerable Pius XII |
This is a letter signed as Cardinal Secretary of State in regard to the Swiss Guard. It is dated May 17th, 1938 and it is signed E. Cardinal Pacelli as Cardinal Secretary of State. read more » |
1939-1958 |
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A police hat from the 1970s Vatican police. On the front of the hat it has the cross-keys and tiara. read more » |
1970-1980 |
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Blessed John Paul II |
Blessed John Paul II: A Replica Flag A replica flag. A gift from the Swiss Guard to Father Kunst in honor of The Vatican Comes to Duluth in 2004. Initially Father Kunst asked them if they could produce a flag for this event and they responded by producing a ... read more » |
1978-2005 |
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Blessed John Paul II |
Father Kunst has a very close connection with the Swiss Guard. When The Vatican Comes to Duluth exhibit was presented in Duluth, Minnesota in October 2004, Father Kunst requested a flag of the Swiss Guard for this event. ... read more » |
1978-2005 |
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