Historic drawing of a Swiss guard

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   9/ Of the roughly 400 individuals who hold a Vatican City 🇻🇦 passport and therefore citizenship, close to 135 of them belong to the Pontifical Swiss Guard.

   This is the small force of elite soldiers responsible for the Pope's safety. Selection requires unmarried Swiss 🇨🇭Catholic males, 19-30 years old, at least 5'8.5" tall, with Swiss military training and a professional diploma.

   Not a huge pool to select from!

   #geoweirdness