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The story of three peasant children Fatima is a village in the center of Portugal about 70 miles north of Lisbon. It was there in 1915 that three peasant children began having a series of apparitions of angels and, later, the "Virgin Mary." The children were: Lucia Santos and her two cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Marto.
At the time, the Portuguese government was secular and antagonistic towards religion, which led them to treat the children very harshly -- even placing them in prison with the threat of boiling them in oil unless they confessed to having made up their story. In spite of this, the children never wavered. |
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nickandchris Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:41 UTC How fascinating.... | Goner Thu Feb 12, 2004 04:52 UTC Thanks for the interesting page, I've heard of Fatima, but didn't know the whole story. | pepples46 Thu Jul 24, 2003 07:02 UTC that's what I always feel...respect what you encounter, thanx for a fine page keith | acemj Mon Apr 14, 2003 21:33 UTC I decided to skip Fatima. Next time . . . Great page. |
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