Sister Lúcia
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Lúcia de Jesus Rosa dos Santos, OCD, also known as Lúcia of Fátima and by her religious name Maria Lúcia of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart, was a Portuguese Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun. Sister Lúcia and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto claimed to have witnessed the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima in 1917.
Sister Lúcia at the Discalced Carmelite convent of Coimbra, circa 1998
The birthplace of Lúcia in Aljustrel, Fátima.
Photograph of Lúcia with her family in 1919. In the foreground: Lúcia with her mother Maria Rosa (1869–1942); in the background, Lúcia's siblings. From left to right: Manuel dos Santos (1895–1977), Maria dos Anjos (1891–1986) with her daughter Glória (1917–1934); Carolina (1902–1992) and Glória de Jesus (1898–1971).
Lúcia dos Santos (left) with fellow visionaries of Our Lady, Francisco and Jacinta Marto
Francisco and Jacinta Marto
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Francisco de Jesus Marto and Jacinta de Jesus Marto 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 of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Cova da Iria in 1917. The title Our Lady of Fátima was given to the Virgin Mary as a result, and the Sanctuary of Fátima became a major centre of world Christian pilgrimage.
Photograph of Francisco and Jacinta taken by Joshua Benoliel, c. October 1917
Francisco Marto
Jacinta Marto
From left to right: Jacinta Marto, Lúcia dos Santos and Francisco Marto, holding their rosaries in 1917