The Three Secrets of Fátima are a series of apocalyptic visions and prophecies reportedly given to three young Portuguese shepherds, Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto, by a Marian apparition, starting on 13 May 1917. The three children claimed to have been visited by the Virgin Mary six times between May and October 1917. The apparition is now popularly known as Our Lady of Fátima.
A religious statue depicting the Immaculate Heart of Mary as described by Sister Lúcia of Fátima.
Cardinal Bertone.
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
