Marcia in Onore della Guardia Nobile Pontificia (March in Honor of the Noble Pontifical Guard)

🎵 This song is part of the album Custodes Pontificis: • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5N28zq... • Apple Music:   / custodes-pontificis   The Noble Guard (Guardia Nobile) was officially formed by Pope Pius VII in 1801 as a regiment of heavy cavalry. The members of the Noble Guards were taken from Roman noble families. The guardsmen were expected to hold titles dating back at least 100 years This regiment was to serve as a personal escort for the Pope, as well as for the major ecclesiastical offices of the Papal State when they were sent on behalf of the Pope. One of the most well-known missions performed by the guard was the escort of Pius VII to Paris for Napoléon Bonaparte's coronation. In 1808, the Noble Guard was temporarily dissolved when the French invaded the Papal State. It was then restored in 1815 by Pius VII after the French were defeated. The original armaments of the Noble Guard were carbines, pistols, and sabres. However, after the fall of the Papal State in 1870, they were only allowed to carry sabres (except during World War II, when Pius XII issued them with pistols). They were among the few units that were allowed to carry arms around the Pope. The commander of the corps was referred to as the Captain. Command was hereditary in the Barberini and Altieri families, but later passed to the Rospigliosi. One of the subordinate positions within the corps was that of Hereditary Standard-Bearer, who was responsible for carrying the standard of the Catholic Church. This office was held by the Patrizi-Naro-Montoro. In 1970, Paul VI abolished the guard rather abruptly. A planned farewell audience for the guardsmen with the Pope did not take place, and the property of the unit was requisitioned at short notice by the Papal Secretariat of State. Former members of the Noble Guard have a veterans' association, "La Compagnia delle Lance Spezzate" (The Company of the Broken Lances) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyrics: Milites Ecclesiae Tags: #symphonicmetal, #nobleguard, #epicmusic, #catholic, #cavalrysong, #AI-generated, #papacy, #italian, #guardianobile, #papalstate, #vatican_city, #history .