In the naval battle of Lepanto, "the grandest occasion ever saw", the squadron fly the banner of the League had in crucifix Holy Christ of Lepanto, the Real carried the banner of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in both invocations are covered by our squad seeking its protection.
Tradition has it that Don Juan de Austria was staying at his gallery on October 7, 1571 a statue of Our Lady of the Rosary of the "Hospital de Galeras" in Puerto de Santa Maria, which was offered by the battle. After the victory, to the Virgen del Rosario, worshiped the Navy well into the nineteenth century.
By Royal Order of April 19, 1901, set out to be the Blessed Virgin of Carmen the Patroness of the Navy.
Mother of Mount Caramel. You ask your infants increases our sense of responsibility towards our vocation (tied firmly to your shelter and reason for our being and our existence), total generosity to Spain, without qualification, and faithfulness to the end to the heroic tradition of our glorious Body!
Since ancient times, Body venerated martyr of the sacramental seal, San Juan Nepomuceno. Born in Nepomuk (Bohemia) in 1330, was the confessor dc Queen Juana, whose husband King Wenceslas, eager to learn its secrets, and frustrated by the refusal of it, has to be thrown his hands and feet tied to the river Vitaba (1393). His body emitted light from the water.
After 300 years, language was found incorrupt, and the March 19, 1729, Benedict XIII canonized him in the basilica of St. John Lateran.
his example, and in order that the Marine does not infringe the slogan, which is given as stimulus heroically defending the strict line of duty, his body was laid under the protective patronage, martyr of the "stealth sacramental and advocate of good Fame "on May 24, 1758, according to the testimony of Don Juan José Navarro, M. de la Victoria, a former Marine.
From entoces was venerated, celebrated its annual fiesta on May 16.
Virgen del Carmen San Juan Nepomuceno .. ... Under your wake sail with favorable winds always ..!
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