Camillo Cibin
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Camillo Cibin was a Papal bodyguard
and Inspector General of the Corpo della Gendarmeria
, the security and police force of Vatican City
. He retired in 2006 after 58 years of service in the security force and over forty years as its commander.
Cibin was with Pope John Paul II
when he was shot in St. Peter's Square in 1981. Cibin captured Mehmet Ali Ağca
, who was convicted of the assassination attempt and spent nineteen years in an Italian prison. A year later, Cibin prevented Juan María Fernández y Krohn
from stabbing the pontiff during his visit to Fatima
.
He died at 83 of natural causes.
Bodyguard
A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such...
and Inspector General of the Corpo della Gendarmeria
Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City
The Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano is the gendarmerie, or police and security force, of Vatican City. The corps is responsible for security, public order, border control, traffic control, criminal investigation, and other general police duties in Vatican City...
, the security and police force of Vatican City
Vatican City
Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...
. He retired in 2006 after 58 years of service in the security force and over forty years as its commander.
Cibin was with Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
when he was shot in St. Peter's Square in 1981. Cibin captured Mehmet Ali Ağca
Mehmet Ali Agca
Mehmet Ali Ağca is a Turkish assassin who murdered left-wing journalist Abdi İpekçi on February 1, 1979 and later shot and wounded Pope John Paul II on May 13, 1981, after escaping from a Turkish prison. After serving 19 years of imprisonment in Italy, he was deported to Turkey, where he served a...
, who was convicted of the assassination attempt and spent nineteen years in an Italian prison. A year later, Cibin prevented Juan María Fernández y Krohn
Juan María Fernández y Krohn
Juan María Fernández y Krohn is a former Roman Catholic priest and former Belgian lawyer who tried to physically attack Pope John Paul II in 1982....
from stabbing the pontiff during his visit to Fatima
Fátima, Portugal
Fátima is a city in Portugal famous for the Marian apparitions, recognized by the Catholic Church, that took place there in 1917. The town itself has a population of 7,756 and is located in the municipality of Ourém, in the Centro Region and Médio Tejo Subregion...
.
He died at 83 of natural causes.
External links
- Camillo Cibin - Daily Telegraph obituary