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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima (also known as the Fátima Shrine, the Sanctuary of Fátima or Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary) is a Roman Catholic Marian basilica in Fátima, Portugal. Its construction began in 1928 and it was consecrated in October 1953.The basilica is built at the site of the Marian apparitions reported by three Portuguese children in 1917 and known as Our Lady of Fátima. The tombs of Blessed Francisco Marto, Blessed Jacinta Marto and Sister Lúcia, the three children, are in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Church of the Santíssima Trindade, officially the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal. Ranked as the eighth largest Christian church in the world, the church was constructed between 2004 and 2007 at a cost of 80 million euros

It was consecrated on October 12, 2007, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the apparitions of Fátima

The Church of the Most Holy Trinity is situated within the enclosure of the Sanctuary of Fátima, on the opposite side of the Basilica. The Church is dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity, and its architect was the Greek Alexandros Tombazis. It was entirely paid with gifts from the pilgrims. The decoration is inspired in Byzantine and orthodox art.

It was inaugurated in 2007 but had been planned since 1973.The Church is a modern, round, white building, the color of the stone that covers it, a local stone known as “white of the sea”. This huge building is 125 m in diameter, with no intermediate support; it has a volume of 130,000 m3 and 8,633 seats and it can be divided into two areas by a moving partition. There are 76 seats for disabled people.

Tall Cross, outside the Church, by Robert Schad (Germany)

Pope John Paul II blessed and donated the first stone, on March 9, 2004. It is a piece of marble taken from the tomb of Apostle Peter, over which St Peter's Basilica in Rome was built.

Statue of Pope John Paul II by Czesław Dźwigaj (Poland)

Entrance Portico suspended work hand-made steel netting by Maria Loizidou (Cyprus)

Main Entrance – Main Door Side upper panels, in bronze, by Pedro Calapez (b1953, Portugal).Lower panels, in glass, by Kerry Joe Kelly (Canada)

“Mistérios do Rosário”, main door and side pannels at the new Santíssima Trindade church, Fátima, Portugal, 2007 by Pedro Calapez

Statue of Our Lady of Fátima by Benedetto Pietrogrande (Italy)Church’s Interior Crucifix by Catherine Green (Ireland)Back wall of Church’s Sanctuary, by Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik (Slovenia)

Crucifix by Catherine Green (Ireland)

Statue of Our Lady of Fátima by Benedetto Pietrogrande (Italy)

Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, SJ, (born 28 November 1954) is a Slovenian Jesuit, based in Rome, whose mosaics adorn churches at Fatima and Lourdes as well as the Pope’s private chapel. Today Father Rupnik’s work can be found in sacred spaces all over the world. He is director of the Centro Aletti,  a Rome meeting place for artists and intellectuals from Western and Eastern Europe. In addition, he teaches at the Pontifical Oriental Institute and the Pontifical Gregorian University

Details of the back wall of Church’s Sanctuary, by Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik (Slovenia)

Sound: Ave Maria - Olga Szyrowa (Passion of the Christ 2004)

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