Die "Türken vor Wien" und europ. Identität

Parishioners in the diocese of Sarum seemed to have been in a less humble mood when they told God to smite the Ishmaelites ‘lest the Heathen and Infidels say “where is now their God?”’(53) England rejoiced with the rest of Catholic Europe at the victory of Lepanto in 1571 with bonfires, bells and sermons. At St. Martins-in-the-fields the ringers rang a great peal ‘at the overthrowe of the Tork’ for which they were paid 7d.(54) Just down the road at St. Pauls a sermon of thanksgiving was held to

‘Give thanks to almightie God for the victorie, which of his merciful clemence it had pleased him to grant… for a victorie of so great importance unto the whole state of Christian commonwealth.’
 
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