Santi Martino e Sebastiano degli Svizzeri

Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss
Santi Martino e Sebastiano degli Svizzeri
View of the façade of the church from St Peter's square.
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41°54′12.19″N 012°27′24.2″E / 41.9033861°N 12.456722°E / 41.9033861; 12.456722
Location	Vatican City, Rome
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.gardessuisses.ch/paepstliche-schweizergarde/en/about-us/
History
Status	Oratory, national church
Architecture
Architect(s)	Nanni di Baccio Bigio
Architectural type	Church
Style	Renaissance
Completed	1568[2]
Specifications
Length	12 metres (39 ft)
Width	9 metres (30 ft)
Clergy
Cardinal protector	Alain de Raemy[1]

The Church of Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss (Italian: Santi Martino e Sebastiano degli Svizzeri) is a Roman Catholic oratory in Vatican City. The church was built by Pope Pius V in 1568 to serve as a private chapel for the Pontifical Swiss Guards, whose barracks are located next to Porta San Pellegrino, close to the Apostolic Palace.^[2] It is considered the national church of Switzerland in Rome.

The chapel is conveniently located on the path taken every day by the Guards from their barracks to Portone di Bronzo. It is accessible for the guards, day and night. Baptisms and marriages of members of the Guard can also be celebrated with the permission of the priest of the parish of Saint Anne in Vatican.