Fátima basilica

Fátima esplanade, 13/05/2003

Religious articles, 13/05/2003

Fátima is a town in Portugal famous for the religious visions that are said to have taken place there in 1917. Download high resolution version (603x901, 90 KB)Large version, by <mdoege@compuserve. ... Download high resolution version (603x901, 90 KB)Large version, by <mdoege@compuserve. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Fátima is a town (vila) of approximately 10,000 inhabitants located in the district of Santarém in central Portugal, 187 km south of Oporto and 123 km north of Lisbon. Fátima is a freguesia (parish) in the concelho (municipality) of Ourém. A recent attempt in July 2003 to have the town declared a concelho was vetoed by President Jorge Sampaio, causing some controversy. A modern view of the ancient city of Porto, the city that gave the name to the country. ... Lisbon (in Portuguese, Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal. ... A freguesia is a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and the former Portuguese overseas province of Macao. ... A concelho is the primary local administrative unit in Portugal (and other Lusophone countries). ... Coat of Arms Ourém, is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 417. ... Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (  listen) is the current Portuguese President of the Republic, elected for a second term in January 14, 2001. ...

Fátima's claim to fame is the shrine called the Sanctuary of Fátima, built to commemorate the events of 1917 when three peasant children claimed to have seen the "Virgin of the Rosary", Our Lady of Fatima. Our Lady of Fatima (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora do Rosário da Fátima) is one of the best-known Marian apparitions in the world. ...

Fátima now attracts hosts of believers from far and wide, particularly on the pilgrimage days, and the shrine has been developed on a correspondingly large scale. The large torch-light processions in the evening are particularly impressive. A pilgrimage is a journey by a religious person to a place that is sacred according to his or her religion. ...

The pilgrims gather in Cova da Iria, on a huge esplanade in which is built a little chapel where the Virgin is believed to have appeared to the children. Around the esplanade are a considerable number of shops and stalls selling all kinds of religious articles. Cova da Iria is in Fátima, Portugal. ...

On the far side of the esplanade rises the gigantic basilica, in neo-classical style, with a central tower 65 meters high, the construction of which was begun on 13 May 1928. It is flanked by colonnades linking it with the extensive conventual and hospital buildings. In the basilica are the tombs of two of the three seers, Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto, who died in 1919 and 1920 respectively, and were beatified in 2000. The third seer, Lúcia dos Santos, died in 2005. May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jacinta Marto (1910-1920) and her brother Francisco Marto (1908-1919), also known as Blessed Jacinta Marto and Blessed Francisco Marto, together with their cousin, Lúcia dos Santos (1907-2005) were the children from Aljustrel near Fátima in Portugal who reported witnessing two apparitions of an angel in... Jacinta Marto (1910-1920) and her brother Francisco Marto (1908-1919), also known as Blessed Jacinta Marto and Blessed Francisco Marto, together with their cousin, Lúcia dos Santos (1907-2005) were the children from Aljustrel near Fátima in Portugal who reported witnessing two apparitions of an angel in... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... In Catholicism, beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed, via Greek μακαριος, makarios) is a recognition accorded by the church of a dead persons accession to Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name (intercession of saints). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sister Lúcia of Jesus Maria Lúcia Rosa dos Santos – Sister Lúcia of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart, better known as Sister Lúcia of Jesus – (March 22, 1907 – February 13, 2005) was a Roman Catholic Carmelite nun. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

External links

• Fatima Network (http://www.fatima.org/)
• Santuario de Fátima (http://www.santuario-fatima.pt/)
• Fátima Virtual (http://www.fatimavirtual.com/)