Fátima Sanctuary – Private Half Day Tour

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Duration

4 Hours

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

8 People/vehicle

Languages

English

About this tour


Embark on a half-day pilgrimage to Fátima, one of the world’s most important Catholic shrines. Your private guide will lead you through the sacred grounds, sharing the story of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to three shepherd children in 1917.

Visit the Chapel of Apparitions, the site of the miraculous events, and the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary. Experience the profound spirituality of the place and witness the devotion of pilgrims from around the world.

Highlights

  • Visit the Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora de Fátima, a Catholic center of faith and popular pilgrimage site.
  • Enjoy a half-day guided tour that will take you from Lisbon to Fátima
  • Attend Mass.

Included/Excluded

  • Visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima.
  • Learn about the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
  • Experience the spiritual atmosphere of Fátima.
  • Attend Mass (optional).

Itinerary

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima

Visit one of the most impressive Catholic sanctuaries in the world. In this place flock by year, 4 to 5 million of pilgrims from around the world, mostly pilgrims who moved by faith, there moving, on 13 May and 13 October or rest of the year promises to pay and ask the protection of the Virgin. In Fatima the 3 little shepherd children – Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta – claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary, for the first time May 13, 1917. Understanding Fatima is visit a Sanctuary full of peace and serenity. The Chapel of the Apparitions, where worship began, continues to have a very attractive who moves there. The pedestal with the image of Our Lady marks the exact spot of the small holm oak (missing due to the devotion of the first pilgrims who led branch to branch) mentioned in reports of apparitions to the children the 13th day of May, June, July, September and October 1917.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary

Among the various buildings associated with the sanctuary, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário) is a solid limestone church built between 1928 and 1953 in Neo-Baroque style. The basilica has a 65 metre-high bell tower and there is a large statue of Our Lady of Fatima above the main entrance to the church.

Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus appears in the middle of the Plaza Pio XII, the largest venue for outdoor prayer. It´s gilt bronze and stands on a spring water well surrounded by a fountain to which pilgrims come and drink (and return home with a bit). The image was donated by an anonymous grateful pilgrim and blessed on May 13, 1932 by the then Apostolic Nuncio, Monsignor Beda Cardinale. The location is now central to the message of the Virgin to the little shepherds in the Cova da Iria. You can see this in the plaza in addition to the Chapel of Apparitions and Church of the Holy Trinity

Chapel of the Apparitions

The chapel of the Apparitions is the "heart" of the Shrine of Fatima. It was in the place of the Chapel that our Lady talked to the little shepherds. Out of the six apparitions of the Virgin Mary, five of them happened in this place – May, June, July, September and October – where, by the Lady’s indication, a chapel in her honour was to be constructed. Built between April 28 and June 15, 1919, it was later blessed, having Mass been celebrated there for the first time on October 13, 1921. Dynamited in the morning of March 6, 1922, it was restored and reopened on January 13, 1923.

Pilgrims burning votive candles

Fatima now attracts thousands of pilgrims from all over the world, particularly on the pilgrimage days in May and October. Moreover, the large torch-light processions in the evening are particularly impressive, often led by Cardinals and Bishops. The pilgrims gather in Cova de Iria, an enormous plaza where a little chapel was built and where the Virgin Mary is believed to have appeared.

Statue of Pope John Paul II

One of the primary missions of the St. John Paul II Society is to open the hearts of the men and women of our time to the grace that enabled the Sainted Holy Father to unite his sufferings with those of Jesus Christ for the whole Church. For St. John Paul II, the channel of this grace of redemptive suffering was his lifelong devotion to Our Lady, especially as she appeared at Fatima, Portugal in 1917.

Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity

Consecrated on October 12, 2007, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the apparitions of Fátima, this is now Portugal’s biggest church and possibly the fourth largest Catholic church in the world. The first thing that strikes you about the Church of the Most Holy Trinity is its modern look and this immediately draws different reactions from visitors. Traditionalists and people who prefer the rich, ornate architectural styles may have problem liking this modern design.

Durations

8 Hours

Languages

English

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