Battle of lepanto

Madonna della Vittoria di Lepanto / Our Lady of Victory of Lepanto and Hungary, (1716) – 23 March: The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place between the ships of the Cathol…

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'BATTLE OF LEPANTO The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, of which the Venetian Empire and the Spanish Empire were the main powers, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras, where Ottoman forces sailing westward from their naval station in Lepanto met the fleet of the Holy League sailing east from Messina, Sicily. The Holy League was a coalition of European... World History

The battle of Lepanto, which took place on the 7th of October 1571, was the greatest naval battle of oar driven vessels in the history of the Mediterranean1. It was then that the mighty Ottoman navy suffered its first and utter defeat in a direct confrontation with Christian forces, joined in the Holy League. Its purpose was to help Venice in the defence of Cyprus, stormed by the Ottoman troops in July of 1570, but to no avail, as on the 3rd of August 1571 the island was taken by the…

“Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” —Psalm 90:12 The Battle of Lepanto, October 7, 1571 he 16th century is often called The Age of Reformation by Protestants or the Age of Spanish Conquest by others.

April 30: To commemorate the great deliverance from the battle of Lepanto, on October 7, 1571, Pope Pius V instituted the title of “Our Lady Help of Christians” and the feast of the Holy Rosary.

Don John of Austria triumphant at the Battle of Lepanto

COMMENTARY: Our world today would look very different if not for Our Lady of Victory’s miracle at Lepanto 450 years ago this October.

Battle of Lepanto, 1571

Battle of Lepanto, 1571

This detail view from a wider canvas shows the character of the galleys of the late 16th century Ottoman fleet. Note the way they are packed with soldiers ( ...

Paolo Veronese, (1528–1588) The Battle of Lepanto, c. 1572 oil, canvas Dimensions: 137 x 169 cm Accademia of Venice, Venice, northern Italy The Allegory of the Battle of Lepanto is a painting by Paolo Veronese. The lower half of the painting shows the events of the battle of Lepanto, whilst at the top a female personification of Venice is presented to the Virgin Mary, with Saint Roch, Saint Peter, Saint Justina, Saint Mark and a group of angels in attendance implore the Virgin to grant…

Jul 19, 2019- English gunners fire on the Spanish Armada, in the Channel, 1588.

It was Professor Lauren Pristas, a careful scholar of the orations of the Mass (especially collects, secrets, postcommunions), who first...

Turkish Galley 1571. Last night saw thew first ever naval battle played in the Wargamorium. It was set in the Mediterranean in the 1570s around the time of the Battle Of Lepanto. The ships are 1/3…

The Conflict Begins: The Rise of the Ottoman Empire and the Threat to Europe The Battle of Lepanto in 1571 was a defining moment not only in European history but also in the spiritual life of the Cath