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LEPANTO 1571

1. A few centuries ago, the Turks were overrunning all Europe and seemed on the verge of wiping out Christianity. When all seemed lost, Pope Saint Pius V organised a Rosary Crusade. He asked Catholics everywhere to pray #OurLadyOfTheRosary #MostHolyRosary #Lepanto
2. the Rosary to ask Our Lady by her prayers to deliver them from imminent disaster. When the day of the great battle arrived, the Christian soldiers literally went into battle with swords in one hand and Rosaries in the other. Thus on October 7, the Feast of the
3. Most Holy Rosary, one of the greatest military upsets in all history, took place at Lepanto. The little Christian fleet, very greatly outnumbered, defeated the mighty Turkish Armada and Christianity was saved – all through the power of praying the Rosary.
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Exactly 450 years ago, 7 October 1571, one of the greatest sea battles ever: the Battle of #Lepanto. 1/
The battle was between the Holy League (commanders were Don Juan of Austria - Spain and half brother of Philipp II, Sebastiano Venier - Venice and Marcantonio Colonna - Papal States) and the Ottomans (led by Ali Pasha who died in the battle). 2/
It was the largest naval battle since classical antiquity, involving more than 400 warships.

It was fought entirely between rowing vessels (galleys and galeasses. Venice's Arsenale was INCREDIBLY fast in building them). 3/
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Ayer, esta imagen dio la vuelta al mundo en un acto excepcional: el Papa impartió la bendición eucarística en una insólitamente vacía Plaza de San Pedro, tras rezar ante un icono y un crucifijo.

Son #imágenes muy especiales.

¿Queréis saber más sobre ellas?

#HilodeArte
El icono de la Virgen “Salus Populi Romani” (salud –protectora– del pueblo romano) es un #icono que se venera en la capilla Borghese de la basílica de Santa María la Mayor.

Es una representación antiquísima, atribuida a san Lucas.
Sí, sí, a san Lucas, el evangelista. Y no es la única. Según diversas tradiciones, el discípulo de Cristo habría pintado otros iconos marianos.
¿Reconoces estos? ¿Conoces más?
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