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Our Lady of Victory, Feast of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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The original title of the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary. On Sunday October 7, 1571 combined Christian fleets under Don John of Austria achieved a significant naval victory over the Turks in the Straits of Lepanto. Thousands of Christians were liberated, the Turkish fleet was destroyed, and they suffered their first great defeat at sea. In gratitude to God and Our Lady, Pope Saint Pius V ordered an annual commemoration to be made of Our Lady of Victory. Pope Gregory XIII transferred the feast to the first Sunday of October with the title Most Holy Rosary since it victory was won through invocation of Our Lady of the Rosary In the reform of the liturgy the feast was returned to its original day.
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Entry for 'Our Lady of Victory, Feast of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/o/our-lady-of-victory-feast-of.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Our Lady of Victory, Feast of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/o/our-lady-of-victory-feast-of.html. 1910.
