Most Holy Name of Mary
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Sep 12 - Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary The most BVM is credited with helping stem the Ottoman Turks who attacked Europe The first time was when Pope Pius V urged the faithful to pray the Rosary for victory at the Battle of Lepanto (October 7, 1571) when a large fleet of roughly 230+ Ottoman galleys led by Admiral Müezzinzade Ali Pasha were routed by 200 galleys of the European fleet led by Don John of Austria that were larger and more heavily armed. Continue reading for details about the second time at the Battle of Vienna in 1693 - after a shocking victory over the Ottomans on September 12th Historical reasons for the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary To understand why September 12th was chosen by Pope Innocent XI as the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, one must go back to July 1683 when a massive army of 300,000 Ottoman Turks led by the Grand Vizier Kara Mustapha laid a two-month siege to Vienna, the capital of the Habsburg ...