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    October 4, 2022

    The Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima – better known simply as the Sanctuary of Fátima – located in the Cova da Iria, city of Fátima, in Portugal, is one of the most important Marian shrines in the world.

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      January 12, 2022

      During one's hikes, one repeatedly encounters signs of popular religious piety along the way, and pilgrimage routes (local or even supra-regional) even lead specifically there. Often, these are wayside crosses and shrines, Stations of the Cross, but also chapels dedicated to various saints or the Mother of God are popular places of prayer. Some Marian chapels have a specific connection, such as a "Lourdes" or "Fatima Chapel." The latter has its origins right here, as there is a place in Portugal called Fatima. There, in 1917, during the Second World War, the Mother of God appeared several times to three shepherd children. Subsequently, Fatima developed into a large and important Marian pilgrimage site, reaching far beyond the country's borders. Even the popes of the Roman Catholic Church (most recently John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis) have made pastoral visits to Fatima. This sanctuary, the "Santuario de Fatima", bears witness to the pilgrimage that is still active here today.

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        October 6, 2024

        The Chapel of the Apparitions is the "heart" of the Sanctuary of Fátima.

        It was in the place where the Chapel is located that Our Lady spoke to the little shepherds. Of the six apparitions of the Virgin Mary, five took place in this place – May, June, July, September and October – where, at the request of Our Lady, a chapel was to be built in her honour. Built between 28 April and 15 June 1919, it was later blessed and Mass was celebrated there for the first time on 13 October 1921. Dynamited in the early hours of 6 March 1922, it was restored and reopened on 13 January 1923.

        Although subject to slight alterations, the Chapel of the Apparitions maintains the original and characteristic features of a hermitage

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