Our Lady of Fátima
Also known as Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima
title for the Virgin Mary due to her alleged apparitions to three shepherd children at Fátima, Portugal
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Our Lady of Fátima refers to the Virgin Mary as she appeared in alleged visions to three shepherd children in Fátima, Portugal. These reported apparitions are significant in Catholic devotion and have made Fátima an important pilgrimage site for believers seeking spiritual connection and miracles.
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Key facts
- Location
- Fátima, Portugal
- Date
- 13 May to 13 October 1917
- Witness
- Lúcia dos Santos ; Francisco and Jacinta Marto
- Type
- Marian apparition
- Approval
- 13 October 1930: José Alves Correia da Silva , Bishop of Leiria 25 April 1946: Pontifical decree of coronation by Pope Pius XII
- Venerated in
- Catholic Church
- Shrine
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima , Cova da Iria , Fátima, Portugal
- Patronage
- Diocese of Leiria-Fátima East Timor Guyana Suriname
- Feast day
- 13 May
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.fatima.pt
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Article
Our Lady of Fátima (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora de Fátima, pronounced [ˈnɔsɐ sɨˈɲɔɾɐ ðɨ ˈfatimɐ]; formally known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima) is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, based on the Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal. The three children were Lúcia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto. José Alves Correia da Silva, Bishop of Leiria, declared the events worthy of belief on 13 October 1930.
Pope Pius XII granted a pontifical decree of canonical coronation via the papal bull Celeberrima solemnia towards the venerated image on 25 April 1946. The designated papal legate, Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella, carried out the coronation on 13 May 1946, now permanently enshrined at the Chapel of the Apparitions of Fátima. The same Roman Pontiff also raised the Sanctuary of Fátima to the status of a minor basilica by the apostolic letter Luce superna on 11 November 1954.