OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY

          Our Lady of the Rosary

Also known as

• Feast of the Most Holy Rosary
• Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
• Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary
• Our Lady of Victory

Memorial

• 7 October

About

On Sunday 7 October 1571 the combined Christian fleets under Don John of Austriaachieved 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. In 1573 Pope Gregory XIIItransferred the feast to the first Sunday of October with the title Feast of the Most Holy Rosary since the victory was won through invocation of Our Lady of the Rosary. In 1716 Pope Clement XIIextended the feast to the whole Latin Rite calendar, assigning it to the first Sunday in October. Pope SaintPius X changed the date to 7 October in 1913. In 1969 Pope Paul VI changed the name of the feast to Our Lady of the Rosary.

Patronage

• United States
• West Virginia, USA
• Armidale, Australia, diocese of
• Azul, Argentina, diocese of
• Balanga, Philippines, diocese of
• Chittagong, Bangladesh, diocese of
• Ondjiva, Angola, diocese of
• Toledo, Ohio, diocese of
• Vancouver, British Columbia, archdiocese of
• Lanusei, Italy, diocese of
• Victoria, Texas, diocese of
• Military Ordinariate of Arzobispado Castrense de España
• Freyre, Argentina
• Vitoria, Brazil
• Desio, Italy
• Trebisacce, Italy
• Ix-Xaghra, Gozo, Malta
• Mellieha, Malta
• Monsampolo del Tronto, Malta
• Naxxar, Malta
• Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines
• Alpandeire, Spain
• Malaga, Spain