On the side of the tombs are carved these Latin words from the Holy Writ: "FUIT HOMO MISSUS A DEO CUI NOMEN ERAT IOANNES."
Monday, August 29, 2011
El Escorial: Tomb of Don Juan of Austria of Lepanto Fame
On the side of the tombs are carved these Latin words from the Holy Writ: "FUIT HOMO MISSUS A DEO CUI NOMEN ERAT IOANNES."
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I visited here in 1996! Incredible place....
ReplyDeleteWhy is the tomb of Don Juan watched over by a security guard? Fear of vandalism by Moslems, perhaps, since he beat the pants off their ancestors at Lepanto?
Boy, do we need a Don Juan today!
Barb