What It’s Like Being Chaplain of Swiss Guards

The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy.  Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics, make up the majority of this Collection.  But that isn’t all it is.

Father Kunst has a deep devotion to the saints as can be readily seen in viewing the Saints & Blesseds section of this site. We invite you to visit Papal History/Saints & Blesseds to view the many canonized and beatified men and women who make up this section of the Collection.

Another category is also included with this Collection: Notable Individuals.  These are people significantly associated with the Catholic Church who have not been canonized but contributed in outstanding ways to the church.

In addition to these  areas of this Collection, the Swiss Guard occupies another category under Papal History/Swiss Guard.  Father Kunst has visited many times with the former commandant and has acquired many impressive artifacts besides the uniform featured here.  

We invite you to visit this part of the Collection!  Here is the link:

Swiss Guard

Fr. Thomas Widmer is the chaplain of the Swiss Guard, one of the oldest armies in the world whose main task is to protect the pope.