Our Lady of the Rosary

Rare card · No. 38754

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Latin: Nostra Domina de Sacratissimi Rosarii) is a celebrated Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in many Catholic countries. The Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, formerly known as Feast of Our Lady of Victory is celebrated on 7 October in the General Roman Calendar. 7 October is the anniversary of the decisive victory of the combined fleet of the Holy League of 1571 over the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Lepanto. In the Western Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, the feast is optionally celebrated on 7 October, under the title The Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Read on Wikipedia · Image Simone Cantarini, Public domain