Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro speaks of the Capuchin’s work in inspiring Austria to resist the Moslems at the time of the great Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683. Besides being a man who gave “soul” to the defense against external enemies, Fr. Marco also worked mightily to bring peace among all Christian rulers. Taken from Crusading, the Crusader & the Christian Order – 2002 VonHildebrand Institute