Forward from: Soldiers of the Rosary
The Battle of Lepanto – 7 October 1571
The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states arranged by Pope St. Pius V, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras. The navel engagement marked a decisive victory for Christendom, pushing back the Ottoman Empire from expanding into the Mediterranean and halted their advance into Italian controlled territories and any possibility of besieging Rome itself. Amidst overwhelming odds and rowing against the winds, Our Lady interceded and the winds turned in the favour of the Holy League and so the battle was won.
The victory was credited to the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose intercession with God they had implored through the recitation of the Rosary. Pope St. Pius V had requested the faithful to pray the Rosary unceasingly for triumph in this decisive battle. Churches were kept open and the soldiers fasted and prayed the Rosary before the fight.
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The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states arranged by Pope St. Pius V, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras. The navel engagement marked a decisive victory for Christendom, pushing back the Ottoman Empire from expanding into the Mediterranean and halted their advance into Italian controlled territories and any possibility of besieging Rome itself. Amidst overwhelming odds and rowing against the winds, Our Lady interceded and the winds turned in the favour of the Holy League and so the battle was won.
The victory was credited to the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose intercession with God they had implored through the recitation of the Rosary. Pope St. Pius V had requested the faithful to pray the Rosary unceasingly for triumph in this decisive battle. Churches were kept open and the soldiers fasted and prayed the Rosary before the fight.
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