{"id":252,"date":"2008-02-01T22:32:11","date_gmt":"2008-02-01T12:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=252"},"modified":"2008-02-01T22:32:11","modified_gmt":"2008-02-01T12:32:11","slug":"sanctuary-of-fatima-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/portugal\/sanctuary-of-fatima-portugal","title":{"rendered":"Sanctuary of Fatima &#8211; Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Portugal\/Fatima+-+Portugal\/portugal_000_02.jpg.html\" title=\"Shrine of Fatima, Portugal\">Fatima <\/a>is an intensely religious place, on par with Lourdes in France as a pilgrim&#8217;s destination.\u00a0 This small town north of Lisbon has become one of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Portugal\/Fatima+-+Portugal\/portugal_000_02.jpg.html\" title=\"Shrine of Fatima, Portugal\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21104-2\/portugal_000_02.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Shrine of Fatima, Portugal\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Shrine of Fatima, Portugal\" \/><\/a>the most visited holy site in the Christian faith.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Portugal\/Fatima+-+Portugal\/portugal_000_01.jpg.html\" title=\"Shrine of Fatima, Portugal\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21100-2\/portugal_000_01.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Belltower, Shrine of Fatima, Portugal\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Belltower, Shrine of Fatima, Portugal\" \/>Fatima <\/a>became famous in 1917 when the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children of the town. Within years hundreds of thousands of believers were making pilgrimages to the town in honour of the Virgin and a magnificent cathedral was constructed.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/21116-2\/portugal_000_08.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"Shrine of Fatima, Portugal\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Shrine of Fatima, Portugal\" \/>Standing over 200-feet high the structure was consecrated in the 1950s by Pope Pius XII and now welcomes pilgrims and curious visitors. The May and October pilgrimages are the busiest time and the scene can be quite emotional as the faithful and penitents approach the shrine on their knees.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatima is an intensely religious place, on par with Lourdes in France as a pilgrim&#8217;s destination.\u00a0 This small town north of Lisbon has become one of the most visited holy site in the Christian faith. Fatima became famous in 1917 when the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children of the town. 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