VOX recalled that Miguel de Cervantes had described the Battle of Lepanto as the highest occasion that the centuries had seen. It stated that, 455 years earlier, the Spanish Armada had led the victory against the Turks and asserted that Spain had forged an empire and Europe had been liberated from the "Islamic yoke." The party expressed pride in Spanish history. #Historia #Cervantes #Lepanto (translated)
Simone Pillon recalled the Battle of Lepanto, fought on October 7, 1571, describing it as a clash between Christians and Muslims. He wrote that the Holy League, composed of Austrians, Spaniards, Venetians, Lombards, Romagnols, Tuscans, Savoyards, Genoese, Sicilians, and Neapolitans, deployed under the command of Don John of Austria 6 galleasses and about 204 galleys. According to Pillon, the Turkish fleet of Ali Pasha consisted of 170-180 galleys, 20 or 30 galliots, and an unspecified number of xebecs and privateer brigs. Pillon reported that Pope Pius V had a premonition and prayed the rosary during the battle, while the Christian fighters received the Eucharist before setting sail. He wrote that, despite the Turkish numerical superiority and the initially favorable wind for the Ottomans, the direction of the wind changed, and the Holy League won. In his account, Pillon indicated that the Turks lost 80 galleys sunk and 117 captured, along with 27 galliots sunk and 13 captured; he added that 30,000 Turks were killed or injured, and 8,000 were taken prisoner. He also claimed that 15,000 Christians enslaved at the oars were freed. He said that Pius V dedicated the victory to Our Lady of the Rosary and that October 7 became the feast of the Rosary. Pillon finally wrote that, in his view, the Christian West was facing new battles, some already open, and hoped that they would be bloodless and victorious. He wondered if there were still strong men capable of protecting the lands and families. #Lepanto #Storia #Battaglie (translated)
Claudio Centa wrote that, after the victory of Lepanto on October 7, 1571, Pius V established the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary for that date. He added that the Venetian fleet was dedicated to Saint Justina, a Padua martyr celebrated on the same day, and mentioned Doge Alvise Mocenigo in relation to the commemoration of the victory. https://t.co/lrGbF0x9mU #Lepanto #MadonnadelRosario #Storia (translated)
Goedemorgen. Vandaag herdenken we de Slag bij Çeşme tijdens de vijfde Russisch-Turkse Oorlog in 1770, tussen de marines van het Keizerrijk Rusland en het Ottomaanse Rijk. Het was de grootste maritieme nederlaag voor het Ottomaanse Rijk sinds de Slag bij Lepanto in 1571. https://t.co/PYZYGYqhnH #geschiedenis #oorlog #scheepvaart
El Papa ha venerado hoy en Barcelona el Santo Cristo de Lepanto, que presidía la nave capitana de Don Juan de Austria en aquella batalla con que la Cristiandad paró los pies al Imperio Otomano. #Papa #Barcelona #Cristiandad #ES #TR
Bienvenido, Santo Padre, a la tierra de María, forjadora de la Hispanidad y evangelizadora hasta el último rincón del mundo; la tierra de los héroes de Lepanto y de quienes pusieron freno a la islamización de Europa. Le deseamos una feliz estancia entre nosotros y que este viaje https://t.co/66O6FOyJsY #SantoPadre #Hispanidad #Evangelización #ES #IT
