Fátima
The Shrine of Fatima, is a Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima, located at the place of Cova da Iria, in the city of Fatima, Portugal.
The Sanctuary of Fátima is, par excellence, a place of Christian pilgrimage and Catholic devotion, preserving the memory of the events that led to its foundation, namely the apparitions of Our Lady to the three little shepherds - Lúcia dos Santos, Francisco and Jacinta Marto - in 1917 It is also one of the most important Marian shrines in the world belonging to the Catholic Church and the largest international religious tourism destination, receiving around six million visitors a year. He was distinguished with three papal gold roses and visited by Popes Paul VI (1967), John Paul II (1982, 1991 and 2000), Benedict XVI (2010) and Francisco (2017).
Its construction began in 1919 with the construction of the Chapel of the Apparitions.
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