~ Concierge ~

Fatima, Altar of the World, the result of a whole evolutionary process backed by decisive landmarks as the construction of a wooden arch with a cross to mark the spot of the apparitions. The small tree was gradually disappearing taken by pilgrims. The August 6, 1918, with the alms of the faithful began to build a small chapel in honor of Our Lady, made of lime stone and tiled roof with 3.30 meters long, 2.80 meters wide and 2.85 meters tall. It was the first of the current construction of prayer hall.

The first official ceremony of the Bishop of Leiria occurred in the Cova da Iria in 1927, launching the first stone of the basilica in 1928, coming to the shrine of Pope Paul VI in May 1967, the visits of Pope John Paul II in 1982, in 1991 and 2000 on the occasion of the beatification of Jacinta and Francisco Marto, more recently, the construction of Holy Trinity Church to open in May 2007 and repatriation of the body of Sister Lucia, the Carmelite Convent of St. Teresa in Coimbra to the Basilica of Fatima, on 19 February 2006.

Today the Shrine of Fatima on pilgrimage and prayer houses many thousands of people from all over the world. From May to October, the 13th day of each month and throughout the year, about six million pilgrims visit annually the paths of Fatima to be closer to where the three little shepherds - Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia - say they have seen Virgin Mary.

In the simplicity of its universal message of Peace, Fatima is a space of silence and meditation. Fatima awaits us ...