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

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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 took place here in 1917 and which have made it an important pilgrimage centre for the Catholic faith. Interestingly, given its now super strong links to the Catholic Church, name Fátima itself originates from a Moorish girl’s name…