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Once a tiny village hidden between Lisbon and Porto, Fátima is now the most significant Catholic pilgrimage centre in Portugal that is gathering thousands of visitors from all over the world every year. Here is everything you need to know about this sacred place if you plan to visit.
Nov 29, 2019 · Fatima is a small town north of Lisbon, with a population of fewer than 8,000 people. Once a sleepy backwater in Portugal that depended upon the production of olive oil, today Fatima derives the bulk of its wealth from religious tourism and pilgrimage.
Fátima, a journey to the altar of the world. The Shrine at Fátima is one of the most important landmarks in the Marian worship, drawing pilgrims from all over the world. The location of the Shrine of Fátima, at Cova da Iria, had until 1917 been an unknown place in the municipality of Ourém, in the parish of Fátima.
