It was 1480, when 18,000 Ottoman Turks invaded Otranto in Puglia, Italy 🇮🇹, devastating it
— Mambo Italiano (@mamboitaliano__) March 25, 2026
800 young martyrs (male, over 15 years) refused to renounce Christianity and were beheaded
Today, their bones can still be seen in the beautiful Otranto Cathedral pic.twitter.com/dTC0xT7yUn
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
It was 1480, when 18,000 Ottoman Turks invaded Otranto in Puglia, Italy 🇮🇹, devastating it 800 young martyrs (male, over 15 years) refused to renounce Christianity and were beheaded
