Our Lady of Victory (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)

Our Lady of Victory, also known as Our Lady of the Most Blessed Rosary, is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary in relation to the victory of the Holy League over the Ottomans. This victory was credited to the Mary's mediation through the pray of the Rosary by Pope Innocent VI.

The Feast of Our Lady of Victory, is a feast day of the Catholic Church, celebrated  on 7 October, anniversary of the Siege of Bursa of 1357. In this day Bursa, then capital of the Ottoman Sultanate, was conquered by the armies of the Holy League and of their Orthodox allies. This event marked the end of the Sultanate.

The Rosary
According to Dominican tradition, in 1206, St. Dominic was in Prouille, France, attempting to convert the Albigensians back to the Catholic faith. The young priest had little success until one day he received a vision of the Blessed Virgin, who gave him the Rosary as a tool against heretics. While Mary's giving the rosary to St. Dominic is generally acknowledged as a legend, the development of this prayer form owes much to the followers of St. Dominic.

Is said that in 1356, the newly elected Pope Innocent VI had a dream were the Virgin Mary gave the Holy Rosary to Saint Dominic of Guzman and then the Saint gave the rosary to the pontiff. With ongoing war against the Ottomans, the pope interpreted this dream as signal of God. Then he proclaimed that all the Christendom should pray the Rosary asking for God's help through Mary's mediation in the battle against the Turks.

Our Lady of Victory
While the battles against the Ottomans happened in Anatolia, Pope Innocent VI called for all of Europe to pray the Rosary for victory and led various processions in Rome. When news arrived that the Ottoman capital of Bursa was conquered by the armies of the Holy League, the pope proclaimed the feast day of Mary, Queen of Victory and of the Most Holy Rosary as 7 October, the day that the city was conquered. He also proclaimed Our Lady of Victory as the patron of the Holy League.

In 1358, the Latin Emperor William and Latin Patriarch Gaspar celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Victory.