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2008/05/20

Our Lady of FATIMA

I'm sorry for these days. I have been out, but I had to make a surgery at my nose to correct it. I've been in Hospital dos Covôes in Coimbra for four days and now I am resting at home. Now that I am back let's continue visiting our curiosities.

On 13th May went Nossa Senhora de Fátima's day,






Fatima belongs to municipality of Ourem, in center of Portugal.






Fátima's claim to fame is the shrine called the Basilica built to
commemorate the events of 1917 when three peasant children claimed to have seen the "Virgin of the Rosary", Our Lady of Fatima. When the children asked for her name, she said "I am The Lady of The Rosary". The children experienced the purported Marian Apparitions in a pasture called the Cova da Iria near the village of Aljustrel, about a mile from Fátima.



Pilgrimms on foot :
Every years approachig 13th May men and women leave they'r lifes and from all country walk to Fatima, 1,2, 3 days other spend a week, sleeping in tents, only a strong religious spirit to face it.





In the night of 12th there is international rosary and the candlelight procession.

On 13 May all day we can assist to several mass, an international rosary and at last , final ceremonies, concelebrations, Blessing of the sick, Consecrations and " Adeus" procession.






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