Cthey resisted. The Corsican language uses the same word to designate a person and a Christian, underlines cultural activist Christian Andreani. While the pope is expected on Sunday, December 15, on the Isle of Beauty, the one who is also a polyphony singer and photographer in Patrimonio (Upper Corsica) is thus weaving the link between the Vatican and Corsica. “It’s Vatican land, that’s indisputable. Corsica is part of the heritage of Saint-Pierre »for his part, Antoine-Marie Graziani, professor and writer, roots this primacy in “end of the 8th centurye century, when Pepin the Short (754) then Charlemagne (774) entrusted the destiny of the island to the sovereign pontiff.. He attributed suzerainty to Pisa (1077-1289) or Genoa (1284-1729) and even, intermittently, to the kingdom of Aragon (1297).
In the meantime, islanders, renowned for their talents as mercenaries, entered the service of the Holy Father. “A Corsican regiment which constituted the pope's police force was set up in the 15the centurycontinues Mr. Graziani. This papal Guardia numbered up to eight hundred individuals, when a Venetian regiment numbered 1,500, so it was significant for the time. »
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