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The white stone bell tower and facade of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic church in Fatima, Portugal, stand against a clear blue sky. Fátima, Portugal
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The white stone bell tower and facade of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic church in Fatima, Portugal, stand against a clear blue sky.
The basilica at Fátima Basilica at Fátima, Portugal.

Fátima

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Fátima, village and sanctuary, central Portugal. It is located on the tableland of Cova da Iria, 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Leiria. Fátima was named for a 12th-century Moorish princess, and since 1917 it has been one of the greatest Marian shrines in the world, visited by thousands of pilgrims annually. On May 13, 1917, and in each subsequent month until October of that year, three young peasant children, Lucia dos Santos and her...

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