Francisco Marto
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Francisco Marto, along with his sister Jacinta Marto, are recognized as two of the youngest saints in the Roman Catholic Church. They were Portuguese children who, in 1917, witnessed apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima. Francisco passed away at the age of 10, and Jacinta at the age of 9. Both were canonized by Pope Francis on May 13, 2017, in Portugal, marking the 100th anniversary of the first apparition. Their experiences and subsequent sainthood are significant events within the history of Fátima apparitions.1
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Fátima…dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto, reportedly saw a woman who identified herself as the Lady of the Rosary. On October 13, a crowd (generally estimated at about 70,000) gathered at Fátima witnessed a “miraculous solar phenomenon” immediately after the lady had appeared to the children. After…
Read More…dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto, reportedly saw a woman who identified herself as the Lady of the Rosary. On October 13, a crowd (generally estimated at about 70,000) gathered at Fátima witnessed a “miraculous solar phenomenon” immediately after the lady had appeared to the children. After…
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Our Lady of Fátima… (aged 10) and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto (aged 8 and 6, respectively) were tending sheep in central Portugal, about 113 km (70 miles) northeast of Lisbon, when they purportedly had a vision of a woman surrounded by light who identified herself as the Lady of the Rosary. Following…
Read More… (aged 10) and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto (aged 8 and 6, respectively) were tending sheep in central Portugal, about 113 km (70 miles) northeast of Lisbon, when they purportedly had a vision of a woman surrounded by light who identified herself as the Lady of the Rosary. Following…
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