Our Lady of Fátima Basilica (Fatima)

Portugal / Lisboa e Vale do Tejo / Fatima / Rua da Rainha Santa Isabel
 church, basilica, Roman Catholic church

a Roman Catholic Marian basilica in Fátima, Portugal. Its construction began in 1928 and it was consecrated in October 1953.

The basilica is built at the site of the Marian apparitions reported by three Portuguese children in 1917 and known as Our Lady of Fátima. The tombs of Blessed Francisco Marto, Blessed Jacinta Marto and Sister Lúcia dos Santos, the three children, are in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary. Scenes of the Marian apparitions are shown in stained glass.
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Coordinates:   39°37'56"N   8°40'17"W
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