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Lepanto, Bertone e Battesimo, Oh My!
Our Lady of the Rosary of La Naval (A Mini-Lepanto in the Philippines)
Swiss Guards at the Battle of Lepanto, 7 October 1571
LEPANTO, 7 OCTOBER 1571: The Defense of Europe
On This Day In History, The Battle of Lepanto
Call to Prayer 12:00 EST 17 November: This Lepanto Moment [Read only]
Delicious! Save me a slice, if you'd be so kind, FRiend. ;p
It was a great victory for Christian Europe over the islamic Ottomans....
L = Laurel. The laurel is a symbol of victory.
E = Emancipation. The galley slaves in the Turkish ships were Christian. They were freed.
P = Pope. The Holy Father Pope St Pius V was the inspiration for this holy crusade.
A = Avenge. This crusade was in part to avenge the wrongs commited against Christendom by the Muslims since the 7th century when they first left Arabia.
N = Naval. Lepanto was a great naval battle.
T = Triumph. The outcome was a great Catholic triumph under the command of Don John, the mighty right arm of Jesus and Mary.
O = Our Lady. It was only through her intercession that victory was made possible.