The Ghost of Lepanto

The battle of Lepanto was one of the turning points in the struggle of Europeans to preserve their Freedom and Humanism from the talons of the encroaching Turk Ottoman Empire.

In 1571, the European Union forged by Don Juan of Austria, saved Italy and the Western Mediterranean from unimaginable destruction and human suffering.

Lepanto ranks with the Battle of Vienna (1683) as one of the two major watersheds that saved the European way of Life and protected the tender bud of Renaissance.

Since the 16th century, October 7 has been celebrated as a Feast Day in the Catholic Tradition.

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