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The Sanctuary of Fátima (Portuguese: Santuário de Fátima), also known as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima (Portuguese: Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Fátima), is a group of Catholic religious buildings and structures in Cova da Iria, in the civil parish of Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém, in Portugal.
Fátima (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is a city in the municipality of Ourém and district of Santarém in the Oeste e Vale do Tejo Region of Portugal, with 71.29 km 2 of area and 13,212 inhabitants (2021). [1] The homonymous civil parish encompasses several villages and localities of which the city of Fátima is the largest.
Since the Holy See officially approved of the Fátima events and the messages given to the three shepherd children, the place has become a popular pilgrimage site. The chapel has been expanded, and nearby are two minor basilicas in the Sanctuary of Fátima complex that covers the Cova da Iria.
The National Pilgrim Image of Our Lady of Fátima-Philippines, also known as the EDSA Image, is a gift to the Philippines from the Sanctuary of Fátima, enshrined at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Valenzuela in Metro Manila. It was blessed by Pope Paul VI in 1967 on the 50th anniversary of the Apparitions.
Diocese of Leiria-Fátima The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary ( Portuguese : Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário ) is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the Sanctuary of Fátima (Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima ) in Cova da Iria , in the civil parish of Fátima , in the municipality of Ourém in Portugal .
House-museum of Aljustrel A street of Aljustrel. Aljustrel is a hamlet on the outskirts of Fátima, Portugal, in the municipality of Ourém.It was the birthplace of Lúcia dos Santos, and Francisco and Jacinta Marto, known worldwide as the "three little shepherds of Fátima" or the "three child seers", [1] and the setting for some of the events during the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima. [2]
The Sanctuary of Fátima is located in the Central Region of Portugal. The Centro is a region of diversified landscapes. The interior is mountainous with some plateaus, dominated by the Serra da Estrela mountain. The region is plentiful of pine and chestnut trees forests. The green, rugged landscape of this region is crisscrossed by rivers.
The basilica is situated on the axis of two great roads in Fátima: north-south, a courtyard and extension to the south with the Pastoral Centre until Avenida João XXIII and east-west, Avenida D. José A.C.Silva. [7] The church is located in the southeast corner of the sanctuary of Fátima. [3]