Fatima Basilica

Fatima Basilica

The 65 metre high Basilica that forms the centre piece of the Fátima Sanctuary complex. The site also includes a square bigger than that of St Peter in the Vatican.

Fátima itself started out as a small village but was put on the map by the visions of Our Lady by three sheperd children. It is now a major pilgrimage centre in the catholic world with the most dedicated making the journey here on their knees

Fátima

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Once a tiny village in the hills of Santarém between Lisbon and Oporto, Fátima is now town of around 10,000 people globally renowned for the religious visions which...