Capuchin Crusader

There have been a few holy friars who defended the Christian west against militant Islam. The Franciscan St. John of Capistrano and the Carmelite Blessed Peter Thomas come to mind. The Holy Father is on the verge of canonizing a Capuchin Friar, Fr. Mario D'Aviano, who is in the same category. Militant Islam is apparently not pleased. The story is here. In 1683 he was instrumental in procuring the Polish King John Sobieski's decisive victory over the Muslim invader in the siege of Vienna. The siege was lifted and the invader finally repulsed on the night of September 11.