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<http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/legacy-of-jihad-the-skull-ca thedral-of-otranto-pics/> Legacy of jihad: The Skull Cathedral of Otranto (pics) <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/author/creeping/> creeping | August 12, 2011 at 11:30 AM | Tags: <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=creeping-sharia> Creeping Sharia, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=dhimmi> dhimmi, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=islam> islam, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=jihad> Jihad, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=legal> Legal, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=life> Life, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=media> Media, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=muslim> Muslim, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=news> News, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=politics> Politics, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=random> Random, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=religion> Religion, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=terrorism> terrorism, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?tag=travel> travel | Categories: <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?cat=10378> Alerts, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?cat=4115925> Creeping Sharia, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?cat=678> History, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?cat=2283> Legal, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?cat=292> Media, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?cat=103> News, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?cat=398> Politics, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?cat=116> Religion, <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/?cat=29069> Sharia | URL: <http://wp.me/pbU4v-8lA> http://wp.me/pbU4v-8lA On this date in history, via The Skull Cathedral of Otranto Where the Bones of 800 Martyrs Adorn the Walls <http://amazingdata.com/the-skull-cathedral-of-otranto-where-the-bones-of-80 0-martyrs-adorn-the-walls/> The year was 1480 and the fateful day July 28 when a fleet of 70 to 200 Ottoman ships reached the city of Otranto, then part of the Kingdom of Naples. It was the beginning of the Ottoman wars (1453-1683) in Europe and invader Mohammed II had conquered Constantinople just 28 years earlier. The garrison and the citizens took cover in the Castle of Otranto but as it had no cannons for defense, it was soon conquered and the garrison killed. On August 12, 800 citizens were taken to the hill of Minerva, now called the Hill of the Martyrs, and beheaded because they refused to renounce their Catholic faith. Their remains were taken to the cathedral and the skulls preserved in the altar piece as a prominent reminder of these 800 martyrs. The Madonna in front of the skulls Image: Andreas C. <http://creepingsharia.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/amazing_fun_featured_2271 469410104237032s600x600q85_200907232017298954.jpg> http://creepingsharia.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/amazing_fun_featured_22714 69410104237032s600x600q85_200907232017298954.jpg?w=468&h=351 Image: Laurent Massoptier The Ottoman Wars were motivated by territory gains and eradicating the Christian faith while spreading the Muslim one. There's a similar remnant of Muslim jihad in Serbia. See it in our post, Chele Kula: Tower of Skulls <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/chele-kula-tower-of-skulls/> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? 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