Religion in Malta - Christianity in Malta, Islam in Malta, Places of Worship in Malta, Siege of Malta, Ejtun, Uluc Ali Reis (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Christianity in Malta, Islam in Malta, Places of worship in Malta, Siege of Malta, ejtun, Uluc Ali Reis, Exiles of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Lent in Malta, Ta'Hagrat Temples, Balzan M.U.S.E.U.M. Branch, People's Sunday, Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo, Monasteries in Malta, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta, Blessed Virgin Of Ta' Pinu, Saint Publius, Society of Christian Doctrine, Easter Sunday Processions in Malta and Gozo, Tal-Barrani. Excerpt: The Siege of Malta (also known as the Great Siege of Malta) took place in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire invaded the island, then held by the Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Knights of Malta, Knights of Rhodes, and Chevaliers of Malta) The Knights won the siege, one of the bloodiest and most fiercely contested in history, and one which became one of the most celebrated events in sixteenth century Europe. Voltaire said, "Nothing is more well known than the siege of Malta," and it undoubtedly contributed to the eventual erosion of the European perception of Ottoman invincibility and marked a new phase in Spanish domination of the Mediterranean. The siege was the climax of an escalating contest between a Christian alliance and the Ottoman Empire for control of the Mediterranean, a contest that included Turkish corsair Turgut Reis's attack on Malta in 1551, and the Turks' utter destruction of an allied Christian fleet at the Battle of Djerba in 1560. At the end of 1522, the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent had forcibly ejected the Order of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem from their base on Rhodes after a six-month siege. Between 1523 and 1530, the Order lacked a permanent home. They became known as the Knights of Malta when, on 26 October 1530, Philippe Villiers de l'I...