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   Dec 14, 2021 · The story of the Our Lady of Fátima miracle begins on May 13, 1917. Three peasant children, Francisco, Jacinta, and Lucia were tending to their family’s sheep. The children under 10 years old were blessed with the presence of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus. In Portugal, she is also known as Fátima.

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Fátima, village and sanctuary, central Portugal. It is located on the tableland of Cova da Iria, 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Leiria. Fátima was named for a 12th-century Moorish princess, and since 1917 it has been one of the greatest Marian shrines in the world, visited by thousands of pilgrims annually.

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   Fátima (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfatimɐ] ⓘ) is a city in the municipality of Ourém and district of Santarém in the Oeste e Vale do Tejo Region of Portugal, with 71.29 km 2 of area and 13,212 inhabitants (2021). [1] The homonymous civil parish encompasses several villages and localities of which the city of Fátima is the largest.

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   Leiria–Fátima. The Sanctuary of Fátima (Portuguese: Santuário de Fátima), officially titled Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima (Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima), is a Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima located in Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém, in Portugal. It consists of a group of ...

6. myportugalholiday.com › portugal-guides › fatima-mapFatima map – 4 maps to help you plan your trip to Fatima in 2024

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   This is the best museum in Fatima. Museu Interativo (Interactive Museum) This modern museum uses multimedia and interactive displays to engage visitors in learning about the message and miracles of Fátima. Museu do Santuário de Fátima Housing numerous artifacts and ex-votos related to the apparitions. Museu Vida de Cristo (Life of Christ Museum)

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   Jul 8, 2024 · The town of Fátima is located in the central part of Portugal, in the third largest district in the country, the District of Santarém. It is about 125 km (78 miles) to the north of the capital, Lisbon, and 170 km (106 miles) to the south of Porto.

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Our Lady of Fátima, in Roman Catholicism, the title given to the Virgin Mary in her six appearances before three peasant children near the village of Fátima, Portugal, in 1917. Since that revelation, millions of the faithful have made pilgrimages to the site where the woman, commonly called Our Lady of Fátima, is said to have appeared.

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   Where is Fátima located?

   • Fátima is a city located in the district of Santarem in the Central Region of Portugal. Fátima is situated 130 kilometers away from Lisbon (1.30 hour drive) and less than 200 kilometers away from Porto (2 hour drive). The nearest airport to Fátima is Lisbon airport, around 100 kilometers away.

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   Why is Fátima important?

   • The appearances of the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima) were also recognized and endorsed by the Vatican, and Fátima became the location of one of the most famous Marian shrines in the world, visited by thousands of pilgrims each year.

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   Who is Fátima in the Bible?

   • In Portugal, she is also known as Fátima. The children saw this beautiful woman, dressed in white and standing above a bush. The Virgin Mary told the children that world peace would occur if they spread the godly message of prayer. She visited the young children on the 13th for the next six months. She revealed to the children three secrets.

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   What to see in Fátima?

   • Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima is one of the largest and most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, welcoming up to 5 million visitors every year. Among the several eye-catching buildings related to the sanctuary, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary is the must-see attraction of Fátima.

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   What does Fátima stand for?

   • The name of the town and parish is a rendition of the Arabic given name Fátima (فاطمة Fāṭimah). According to the traditional narrative, Fátima was said to be the name of a Moorish princess kidnapped by a knight, Gonçalo Hermigues, and his companions.

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   How many people visit Fátima every year?

   • Every year pilgrims fill the country roads that leads to the shrine with crowds that approach one million on May 13 and October 13, the most significant dates of the Fátima apparitions. Overall, about four million pilgrims visit the basilica every year.

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