Case file · Apparition / miracle
Pius V's vision of Lepanto
On 7 October 1571, as the Holy League fleet met the Ottoman navy at Lepanto, Pope Pius V in Rome is said to have suddenly announced the Christian victory before any messenger could arrive, crediting the prayers of the Rosary.
1571 CE · 38.25, 21.10 · status: legend
The account
The day became the feast of Our Lady of Victory, later of the Rosary. Lepanto was the last great battle between galley fleets.
The sceptical view
The vision is reported in later hagiographies rather than in documents of the day.