The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire.The Holy League credited the victory to the Virgin Mary, whose intercession with God they had implored for victory through the use of the Rosary. Pope Pius V instituted a new Catholic feast day of Our Lady of Victory to commemorate the battle, which is now celebrated by the Catholic Church as the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
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Excerpt from:
Haydn - Missa in tempore belli (Agnus Dei).
Haydn: Complete Masses [Box Set]
Rebel Baroque Orchestra, Burdick (Conductor)
Label: Naxos
ASIN: B002IVRBBU
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