. Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance. Fig. 215.—Iron shield presented to Don John of Austria by Pius V., in recognition of his servicesto Christendom by the victory at Lepanto (1571), with an inscription signifying, Christ haswon the victory ; it is He who [reigns and governs.—From the Armeria Real (Madrid),published by M. Ach. Jubinal. Europe breathed once more, and in its gratitude attributed this prodigiousvictory to the protection of the Virgin, to whom the faithful told their beadsat the hour at which the battle took place, and the memory o

. Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance. Fig. 215.—Iron shield presented to Don John of Austria by Pius V., in recognition of his servicesto Christendom by the victory at Lepanto (1571), with an inscription signifying, Christ haswon the victory ; it is He who [reigns and governs.—From the Armeria Real (Madrid),published by M. Ach. Jubinal. Europe breathed once more, and in its gratitude attributed this prodigiousvictory to the protection of the Virgin, to whom the faithful told their beadsat the hour at which the battle took place, and the memory o Stock Photo
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. Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance. Fig. 215.—Iron shield presented to Don John of Austria by Pius V., in recognition of his servicesto Christendom by the victory at Lepanto (1571), with an inscription signifying, Christ haswon the victory ; it is He who [reigns and governs.—From the Armeria Real (Madrid), published by M. Ach. Jubinal. Europe breathed once more, and in its gratitude attributed this prodigiousvictory to the protection of the Virgin, to whom the faithful told their beadsat the hour at which the battle took place, and the memory of this event wasperpetuated by a yearly fete on the first Sunday in October. Led away from our subject in order to relate an account of the struggleagainst the then indomitable Islam power, we omitted to mention another.