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Pope Pius V (r. 1566-72) in gratitude for the victory inaugurated the feast of the Holy Rosary. He interpreted the Christian victory as the beginning of fulfillment of messianic prophecies current in the popular culture of the day. He specifically believed that the allied Christian princes were destined to reconquer Jerusalem and the Holy Land in a new [[Crusades|crusade]], and that would unite all Christians, including Protestants and Eastern Orthodox. However the Spanish king Philip II was reluctant to pursue that particular messianic quest because he was much more concerned about the Muslims in North Africa.

Pope Pius V (r. 1566-72) in gratitude for the victory inaugurated the feast of the Holy Rosary. He interpreted the Christian victory as the beginning of fulfillment of messianic prophecies current in the popular culture of the day. He specifically believed that the allied Christian princes were destined to reconquer Jerusalem and the Holy Land in a new [[Crusades|crusade]], and that would unite all Christians, including Protestants and Eastern Orthodox. However the Spanish king Philip II was reluctant to pursue that particular messianic quest because he was much more concerned about the Muslims in North Africa.

The English writer G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) wrote a famous epic poem on ''Lepanto'' in 1911.<ref> See [http://www.amazon.com/Lepanto-G-K-Chesterton/dp/1586170309/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230242215&sr=8-2 G.K. Chesterton, ''Lepanto'' (2004 edition); [http://www.bartleby.com/103/91.html excerpts] </ref>

The English writer G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) wrote a famous epic poem on ''Lepanto'' in 1911.<ref> See [http://www.amazon.com/Lepanto-G-K-Chesterton/dp/1586170309/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230242215&sr=8-2 G.K. Chesterton, ''Lepanto'' (2004 edition)]; [http://www.bartleby.com/103/91.html excerpts] </ref>

Recent historians have emphasized that the symbolic and emotional importance outweighed the military or diplomatic results, which were mixed. The Turks rapidly rebuilt their navy in the winter of 1571-72, launching over 150 galleys in 1572; Venice subsequently reached a separate peace in return for the cession of Cyprus and the payment of a large sum in war indemnities.

Recent historians have emphasized that the symbolic and emotional importance outweighed the military or diplomatic results, which were mixed. The Turks rapidly rebuilt their navy in the winter of 1571-72, launching over 150 galleys in 1572; Venice subsequently reached a separate peace in return for the cession of Cyprus and the payment of a large sum in war indemnities.