Ryan Grant, I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed your presentation of the Battle of Lepanto! It brought so many things into clear sight, the most incredible being Miguel de Cervantes’ attack of Ali Pasha, along with confirming Pope Pius V’s using the Rosary as the weapon to defeat the Turks! Wowee!!!
Glad you did a video on this great battle. Im a knight of Malta so its of particular interest to me. It seems to have a long pause at the beginning not sure whats wrong.
"Spain, evangelizer of half the world; hammer of heretics, light of Trent, sword of Rome, cradle of Saint Ignatius ...; that is our greatness and our unity: we have no other." - MMP
@@user-ht9fr6eh9u France is in even worse shape my friend! The entire West is… may God help us. Also, sorry for the late replay.. I hope those 3 years were kind to you!
Ryan Thank you for this informative lecture. One point of contention is the Janissaries were never castrated. From what I’ve read the Ottomans would go through Christian villages & take the young boys they thought would make good soldiers. They were forced to convert to Islam, & were trained as warriors from youth. They were at the time the best troops in the world & were feared throughout Europe. Later they where allowed to marry & were promoted through out the empire. They gained enormous power & after many years became a aristocratic class & no longer fought. Then in the 1800s I believe they were disbanded when they became very corrupt. The only castrated “troops” were the African Harem guards, for obvious reasons. Very interesting piece of history!
We're bless to have you as a Catholic historian. It's always good to have a comprehensive & historical perspective on things. My only question is this: Why the name of Lepanto for this battle? I mean, after all, the battle took place off the Bay of Patras. Never mind, Just watched vid again & this time was able to make out the name of the gulf of Lepanto. Thanks.
I have a question/s about the lack of an Islamic magisterium. Prior to Lepanto was the Ottoman empire the 'seat' of Islam? and as a result did the defeat at Lepanto leave Islam without a locus?
No. Islam doesn't have sole authority per se. In the early caliphate, the caliph would sometimes settle disputes and make pronouncements, but after the fall of the Omayyad caliphate, that role was rarely exercised. There are innumerable sects in Islam, beyond Sunni and Shia, and there are multiple traditions of Sharia, called Fiq. In some areas certain opinions and commentaries have more authority than others, say in Turkey vs. in Iran (which was Shia), or again, in Egypt, vs. in India. What happened, after Lepanto, is the Ottomans took over the running of the Kabbah in Mecca, and this gave them a particular authority in the Islamic world that they did not have previously, but not an authority that would absolutely settle the matter. The Ottomans were disliked by Arabs, and considered corrupted in certain ways. Cosmopolitan Turkish society had artwork, paid Italian painters to paint their portraits (images), they even produced images of Muhammad on occasion, which would have been scandalous in other parts of the Middle East. So, Lepanto had little impact on the Islamic world at that time. It simply made the Turks more cautious politically, and deprived of many skilled soldiers and naval crews. After Vienna in 1683, when the Turks were beaten at Vienna and continued to decline, Islamic thinkers began to reckon Lepanto as the beginning of the end of Islamic political power compared to Europe. Today it is often seen this way as well, though they blame Ali Pasha for attacking when he didn't have to rather than Divine intervention, naturally.
@@ryangrant8998 Thank you ever so much Ryan for such a comprehensive reply. The essence of our teaching Tradition and the Magisterium is an area that fascinates me. I have this year read three of Fr Ripperger's books on this subject. Nar laga Dia thu as we say in Ireland (May God never weaken you).
Thank you for this video - very informative! God bless you and Our Lady smile upon you!
Ryan Grant, I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed your presentation of the Battle of Lepanto! It brought so many things into clear sight, the most incredible being Miguel de Cervantes’ attack of Ali Pasha, along with confirming Pope Pius V’s using the Rosary as the weapon to defeat the Turks! Wowee!!!
Glad you did a video on this great battle. Im a knight of Malta so its of particular interest to me. It seems to have a long pause at the beginning not sure whats wrong.
Ryan Grant battled the sunlight here. He won.JMJ.
Indeed. And in future will close the blinds if I am doing this in the afternoon, since the office is west-facing.
Thanks for doing this video! Now I know what the Battle of Lepanto was.
Thank you Ryan!
Lepanto would make for a very epic historical film; unfortunately I don’t think virtue-signaling Hollywood would allow it because the Muslims lose.
Mel Gibson anyone?
France is always cited as the ‘eldest daughter of the Church,’ but to be quite honest, Spain seems to be most deserving of that title.
Why? Look at it now. Just 30 odd Chapels left with daily Latin Mass. France hundreds and many more Saints
Nope!
"Spain, evangelizer of half the world; hammer of heretics, light of Trent, sword of Rome, cradle of Saint Ignatius ...; that is our greatness and our unity: we have no other." - MMP
@@user-ht9fr6eh9u France is in even worse shape my friend! The entire West is… may God help us. Also, sorry for the late replay.. I hope those 3 years were kind to you!
Ryan Thank you for this informative lecture. One point of contention is the Janissaries were never castrated.
From what I’ve read the Ottomans would go through Christian villages & take the young boys they thought would make good soldiers. They were forced to convert to Islam, & were trained as warriors from youth. They were at the time the best troops in the world & were feared throughout Europe.
Later they where allowed to marry & were promoted through out the empire. They gained enormous power & after many years became a aristocratic class & no longer fought. Then in the 1800s I believe they were disbanded when they became very corrupt.
The only castrated “troops” were the African Harem guards, for obvious reasons.
Very interesting piece of history!
Nice work
Informative video. Great explanation of the battle. Thank you
We're bless to have you as a Catholic historian. It's always good to have a comprehensive & historical perspective on things.
My only question is this: Why the name of Lepanto for this battle?
I mean, after all, the battle took place off the Bay of Patras.
Never mind, Just watched vid again & this time was able to make out the name of the gulf of Lepanto.
Thanks.
Is there a movie for this battle? Pls link it here.tnx
I have a question/s about the lack of an Islamic magisterium. Prior to Lepanto was the Ottoman empire the 'seat' of Islam? and as a result did the defeat at Lepanto leave Islam without a locus?
No. Islam doesn't have sole authority per se. In the early caliphate, the caliph would sometimes settle disputes and make pronouncements, but after the fall of the Omayyad caliphate, that role was rarely exercised. There are innumerable sects in Islam, beyond Sunni and Shia, and there are multiple traditions of Sharia, called Fiq. In some areas certain opinions and commentaries have more authority than others, say in Turkey vs. in Iran (which was Shia), or again, in Egypt, vs. in India.
What happened, after Lepanto, is the Ottomans took over the running of the Kabbah in Mecca, and this gave them a particular authority in the Islamic world that they did not have previously, but not an authority that would absolutely settle the matter. The Ottomans were disliked by Arabs, and considered corrupted in certain ways. Cosmopolitan Turkish society had artwork, paid Italian painters to paint their portraits (images), they even produced images of Muhammad on occasion, which would have been scandalous in other parts of the Middle East.
So, Lepanto had little impact on the Islamic world at that time. It simply made the Turks more cautious politically, and deprived of many skilled soldiers and naval crews. After Vienna in 1683, when the Turks were beaten at Vienna and continued to decline, Islamic thinkers began to reckon Lepanto as the beginning of the end of Islamic political power compared to Europe. Today it is often seen this way as well, though they blame Ali Pasha for attacking when he didn't have to rather than Divine intervention, naturally.
@@ryangrant8998 Thank you ever so much Ryan for such a comprehensive reply. The essence of our teaching Tradition and the Magisterium is an area that fascinates me. I have this year read three of Fr Ripperger's books on this subject. Nar laga Dia thu as we say in Ireland (May God never weaken you).
@@liammccann8763 Thanks!
Who cares. Infidels
Good lecture.
Ryan, please work on your Spanish pronunciation.
Jose, please work on your Chinese, Russian, Japanese and French pronunciation.
Just be thankful I didn't have to say anything in French.
@@ryangrant8998 your Italian is good, though.