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 Discalced Carmelite from Portugal. Sister Lúcia and
Sister Lúcia at the Discalced Carmelite convent of Coimbra, c. 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 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, reportedly witnessed three apparitions
Sister Lúcia
…Fátima and by her religious name Maria Lúcia of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart, was a Discalced Carmelite from Portugal. Sister Lúcia and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto claimed to have witnessed the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima in 1917. Her beatification process was opened in 2017. In 2023, she was declared…
Photograph of Francisco and Jacinta taken by Joshua Benoliel, c. October 1917
The birthplace of Francisco and Jacinta in Aljustrel, Fátima
From left to right: Jacinta Marto, Lúcia dos Santos and Francisco Marto, holding their rosaries in 1917
Tombs of the Children of Fatima