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Turks and Europe: The Battle of Belgrade 1456
In 1453 Constantinople fell into the hands of the Turks of Mohammed II that tried to enter Europe poushing up through the Balkans. Christians and Turks fought in Belgrado and at 6 August, against any hope, Christians wan. The great enterprise had three main characters: St. John of Capistrano, the captain John Hunyadi and the Cardinal John Carvajal.In memory the Pope Callisto III founded the feast of Transfiguration to symbolize Europe transfigured with joy.
Belgrade will fall in 1521. The Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent will succeed in conquering the Balkans,invading Hungary (battle of Mohŕcs, 1526) and in besieging Vienna for the first time (1529). Belgrado will be free only in 1717, after almost two centuries of occupation.
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St. John of Capistrano - Plinio Corręa DE OLIVEIRA
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BIBLIOGRAFY:
Arrigo PETACCO, L’ultima crociata. Quando gli ottomani arrivarono alle porte dell’Europa, Mondadori, Milano 2007.
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