| The Sanctuary of Fatima, located in the city of Fatima, is comprised of
two chapels and a basilica. It is the fourth-largest Catholic pilgrimage
site in the world, and draws between 5 – 6 million visitors every year.
The grounds mark the approximate location where three shepherd
children, Lucia Santos and Jacinta and Francisco Marto, saw apparitions
of an angel and the Virgin Mary. During the Marian apparitions of 1917,
the Virgin Mary revealed 3 secrets to the children, the third of which
was not revealed until 1960. On October 13, 1917 the sun “danced,”
fulfilling Mary’s promise to the children that she would perform a
miracle. More than 70,000 people witnessed the phenomenon. Today, the
Sanctuary of Fatima serves as a reminder of the incredible events that
took place there more than 100 years ago | 
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