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Francisco de Jesus Marto (11 June 1908 – 4 April 1919) and Jacinta de Jesus Marto (5 March 1910 [1] – 20 February 1920) [2] were siblings from Aljustrel, a small hamlet near Fátima, Portugal, who, with their cousin Lúcia dos Santos (1907–2005), reportedly witnessed three apparitions of the Angel of Peace in 1916, and several apparitions ...
Jacinta de Jesus Marto (11 March 1910 – 20 February 1920) Two years younger than Francisco, Jacinta charmed all who knew her. She was pretty and energetic, and had a natural grace of movement.
Feb 20, 2024 · Today is the 104th anniversary of the death of Jacinta Marto, the youngest of the three shepherd children to whom Our Lady of Fatima appeared in 1917. As Our Lady had promised, Jacinta and her brother Francisco were taken to Heaven very soon after the time of those apparitions.
Feastday: February 20. Patron: of bodily ills; captives; people ridiculed for their piety; prisoners; sick people; against sickness. Birth: 1910. Death: 1920. Beatified: May 13, 2000, Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fatima, Portugal, by Pope John Paul II.
Feb 20, 2024 · Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto’s Story. Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese shepherd children from Aljustrel, received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria, near Fátima, a city 110 miles north of Lisbon. At that time, Europe was involved in an extremely bloody war.
Feb 20, 2024 · Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the little shepherd seers of Fatima. Both were born in Aljustrel, a small village located a little more than a half-mile from the town of Fatima in...
Bl. Jacinta Marto was born in Aljustrel on 11 March 1910. After a long and painful illness she died a holy death on 20 February 1920 in Lisbon, offering all her sufferings for the conversion of sinners, for peace in the world and for the Holy Father.
She died Feb. 20, 1920. Pope John Paul II beatified Francisco and Jacinta May 13, 2000, on the 83rd anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady at Fatima.
Feb 20, 2024 · The final apparition on October 13, 1917, drew a crowd of up to 90,000 spectators, underscoring the profound impact of the events at Fatima. Tragically, within two years following these apparitions, Francisco succumbed to influenza at his family home.
Aug 12, 2024 · Pope John Paul II beatified Francisco and Jacinta May 13, 2000, on the 83rd anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady at Fatima, teaching us that even young children can become saints....
