Rosary Festival
The feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary (Festum Beatae Mariae Virginis a Rosario) , or Rosary Feast for short , is celebrated in the liturgy of the Catholic Church on October 7th .
history
The Rosary Festival , a festival of ideas , was founded by Pope Pius V (Pope 1566–1572) as a memorial day for Our Lady of Victory , who wanted to express his gratitude for the victory of the Christian fleet in the 1571 naval battle of Lepanto . It was celebrated on the first Sunday in October. Already in 1573 it was made by Pope Gregory XIII. in Our Lady of the Rosary renamed. In 1716, after the victory of the imperial troops under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy over the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Peterwardein , then the Kingdom of Hungary , the festival was included in the general Roman calendar . In 1913 it was set for October 7th.
Patronage
See also
- Overview of the Marian festivals during the year
- Marian title
- Rosary demonstration , a demonstration by Catholics against National Socialism on October 7, 1938 in Vienna
- Rosary of Our Lady of Tears
literature
- LThK 2 , Volume 7, p. 68, article Marian feasts , there feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary .
- Olga Kotková : Albrecht Dürer, ° užencová slavnost: 1506 - 2006 , National Gallery Prague, 2006, ISBN 80-7035-331-7 .
Web links
- Feast of the Rosary October 7th
- Albrecht Dürer's rosary altar
- Dürer's path to fame - 500 years of the Rosary Festival