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FMJRA 2.0: Lepanto

Posted on | October 8, 2023 | Comments Off on FMJRA 2.0: Lepanto

— compiled by Wombat-socho

Today is the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary, originally known as Our Lady of Victory. On this day in 1571, an alliance of Catholic states including Spain and Venice faced off against the Turkish fleet led by Ali Pasha. Under the command of Don John of Austria, the smaller Catholic fleet won a stupendous victory over the Turks, forestalling a major invasion of Italy and forever ending Turkish naval domination in the Mediterranean. Credit for the victory is variously attributed to the Venetian galleasses, the Spanish arquebusiers, the leadership of Don Juan, but most of all to the intercession of the Blessed Mother. G. K. Chesterton’s epic poem “Lepanto” excellently summarizes the battle and the context of the times in which it was fought. For best results, read it aloud. Victor Davis Hanson’s chapter on the battle in Carnage & Culture is also very much worth reading.
The less said about the Senators’ week, the better. We lost both games to the Red Sox on Monday, and were swept by the Phillies on Friday.
Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam.

Our Lady of Victory at the Battle of Lepanto

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