Summary: Today marks 435 years since the Christian victory over the Ottoman empire at the famed Battle of Lepanto. This naval victory gave the Christians under the leadership of the Holy League and Pope Pius V hope that the Islamic empire and their invasion of Europe could be turned back. G.K. Chesterton wrote a poem about the battle, immortalizing the leader of the Christians, Don Juan of Austria. Read Lepanto here. It is an amazing fact that the Christians sailed in the formation of a cross, and the fleet of the (Islamic) empire sailed in a crescent formation. Crosses - José González - Crosses EP
