It was then that Christian armies began to invoke Mary’s name and image on the battlefield. ... Finally, to tie a bow in this historical thread, we return to the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.

It was 112 years after the Battle of Lepanto was decisively won — a victory that led to the institution of the Feast of the Holy Rosary. This time, Turkish invaders from the Ottoman Empire were ...

The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is celebrated on May 24. The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, ... The great battle of Lepanto occurred on October 7th 1571.

A recent post by Rod reports on a Catholic priest organizing prayers “imploring the intercession of our Lady of Lepanto for the safety of our armed forces.” For those of you unsure about how ...

The victory of Christian Europe against the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto has been credited to the power of the Virgin Mary’s intercession and the rosary. Monday, June 30, 2025 A ...

Mary’s intercession is also believed to have ensured victory at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, when an Ottoman fleet was repulsed by the forces of Genoa, Venice and the papacy.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Battle of Lepanto, 1571, the last great sea battle between galleys, in which the Catholic fleet of the Holy League of principally Venice, Spain, the Papal ...

The biblical character that is Mary has figured in at least two do-or-die historic naval battles of easy recall. One was the October 1571 Battle of Lepanto where the Holy League states in Europe ...

The works by Giuseppe Calì (1846-1930) can be found in the transept chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary in the Basilica of Our Lady of Porto Salvo, also known as the church of St Dominic ...

John Barry says that in the last days of World War II, his great-grandfather, a prominent German art historian, lost a massive painting of the 16th-century sea battle at Lepanto.