Fátima, Portugal's Marian Sanctuary
Heritage & Symbols
Three children, six apparitions, one of Europe's largest Marian sanctuaries.
Between 13 May and 13 October 1917, three shepherd children near Fátima reported six apparitions of the Virgin Mary. The Catholic Church recognised the events as worthy of belief in 1930, and Fátima has since become one of the largest Marian pilgrimage sites in the world, with millions of visitors a