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Catholic AnswerOur Blessed Lady appeared at Fatima in 1917 to three peasant children, and confided to them a series of secrets. Her appearance was attested to by a spectacular miracle of the sun which was witnessed by thousands of people and reported in many newspapers at that time. Our Blessed Lady requested the children to have a procession in honor of her Immaculate Conception (words that the children had never heard at that time, and did not understand), and asked the faithful of the world to do penance and pray the Rosary to end the war and to avoid World War II. All of the subsequent Popes have supported this apparition of Our Blessed Lady strongly. See the link below:Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Guadelupe, The Virgin Mary, St. Mary - they are all the same person.
Our Lady of Fatima is one of the titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Our Lady of Fatima was always a Saint, because she is the Virgin Mary.
She was the Blessed Virgin Mary- Saint Mary, mother of Jesus.
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Our Lady of Fatima refers to the Marian apparitions reported by three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal in 1917. The Virgin Mary appeared to Lucia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto on six different occasions, delivering messages that called for prayer, penance, and devotion to her Immaculate Heart. The story of Our Lady of Fatima has become a significant devotion within the Catholic Church, drawing believers from around the world to the Sanctuary of Fatima.
Fatima is still important because its Fatima.
Because God wanted Mary to appear to them
Our Lady of Fatima is one of the titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary as she appeared to the three children, Lucia, Francesco and Jacinta, at Fatima, Portugal early in the 20th century. Mary had already been recognized as a saint for about 1900 years prior to the apparitions.
Our Lady of Fatima University was created in 1967.
Seminary of Our Lady of Fatima was created in 1936.
Fatima, Portugal