La liberación de Viena y la festividad del nombre de María

In brief

The feast of the Name of Mary commemorates the liberation of Vienna on September 12, 1683.

According to Roberto de Mattei, the city had been besieged for nearly two months by that time. At dawn on that day, smoke covered the capital as the walls faced collapse due to mines. The defenders were struggling against hunger, disease, and combat during the siege.