Lepanto: The Battle, the Rosary & Chesterton’s Great Poem
On October 7, 1571, hundreds of galleys met at Lepanto in one of the great naval battles of history. The Holy League, commanded by the young Don John of Austria, faced the formidable fleet of the Ottoman Empire in a struggle that would echo through European and Catholic memory for centuries.
But this is also the story of what G.K. Chesterton heard in Lepanto.
In his magnificent poem, the battle becomes almost audible: drums and cannon, kings and slaves, prayer and war, and the recurring cry that drives the poem forward—Don John of Austria going to war.
In this Chesterton Radio Deep Dive, we…
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