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Saturday, 7 October

Today in Church History

What happened in the life of the Church on this day across twenty centuries.

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Battle of Lepanto — Victory of the Holy League
The naval fleet of the Holy League defeated the Ottoman Empire at Lepanto, halting the advance of Islam into the Western Mediterranean. Pope Pius V attributed the victory to the intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary and instituted the feast.
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