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"Our Lady of the Rosary at Fatima"

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima is a Roman Catholic shrine and pilgrimage complex located in Cova da Iria, Fátima, Portugal. It is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the world, and it is visited by millions of people each year.

The Sanctuary is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, who is said to have appeared to three shepherd children in Cova da Iria in 1917. The children reported that the Virgin Mary gave them messages about the future, and she asked them to pray for peace and to spread her message to the world.

José Ferreira Thedim (1892 - 1971) was a Portuguese sculptor best known for having performed the statue of Our Lady of Fatima that is located in the Chapel of the Apparitions of Fatima.