Results from Tag: 'our lady of the rosary'

Jan Peeters painting of the Battle of Lepanto of 1571, with Pope Pius V kneeling in prayer

A Saint and a Sea Battle: How the Rosary Saved Christian Europe

It is said that crew members throughout the Holy League fleet spiritually joined Christians across Europe by praying the Rosary as the battle drew near. Pius V knew that it was the Blessed Virgin Mary and devotion to her through the Rosary that had given new hope to Christendom.