Pope John Paul II's 'Guardian Angel'
Camillo Cibin, the former Vatican police chief who was dubbed the pope's "Guardian Angel" for saving the life of John Paul II, has died aged 83.
Cibin famously leapt across the barriers of St Peter's Square to come to the Pope's aid after he was shot by his Turkish assailant, Mehmet Ali Agca, on May 13, 1981.
One year later, Cibin stopped another would-be assassin, a Spanish fundamentalist priest, who tried to stab the pope at the Roman Catholic shrine of Fatima, Portugal.
Cibin retired in 2006 after protecting several popes in a career that spanned 58 years.
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Cibin famously leapt across the barriers of St Peter's Square to come to the Pope's aid after he was shot by his Turkish assailant, Mehmet Ali Agca, on May 13, 1981.
One year later, Cibin stopped another would-be assassin, a Spanish fundamentalist priest, who tried to stab the pope at the Roman Catholic shrine of Fatima, Portugal.
Cibin retired in 2006 after protecting several popes in a career that spanned 58 years.