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My sister, JumpingwithNorman, Fatima, Portugal
Fatima, Portugal
Basilica
The three shepherd childrenSome Dates
TIMELINE
28-04-1919 - Beginning of the construction of the Chapel of Apparitions
13-10-1921 - Permission for the celebration of Mass for the first time
03-05-1922 - Provision of the Bishop of Leiria to initiate the Canonical Process regarding the Fatima events
26-06-1927 - The Bishop of Leiria presides for the first time at an official ceremony in the Cova da Iria, after the blessing of the Stations of the Cross
13-10-1930 - By the Official 1 ester "Divine Providence'' the Bishop of Leiria declares the Apparitions worthy of belief and authorizes the cultus of Our Lady of Fatima
31-05-1931 - First Consecration of Portugal to the Immaculate Heart of Mary made by the Portuguese Episcopate fulfillment of the Message of Fatima
31-10-1942 - Pius XII, speaking in Portuguese by radio consecrates the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary with a special mention of Russia according to Our Lady's request
13-05-1946 - Crowning of the Statue of Our Lady of Fatima in the Chapel of Apparitions (the crown was presented by the women of Portugal, in thanksgiving for Portugal being kept free from the 11 World War), by Cardinal Masella. Pontifical Legate
13-10-1951 - Closing of the Holy Year in Fatima, by Cardinal Tedeschini, Pontifical Legate, who revealed that Pius XII had witnessed, in the Vatican in 1950, the solar prodigy of 13 October 1917
13-05-1956 - Cardinal Roncalli, Patriarch of Venice, the future Pope John XXIII, presides at the ceremonies of the anniversary pilgrimage
21-11-1964 - Pope Paul Vl announces the giving of the Golden Rose to the Sanctuary of Fatima, which was presented on 13-5-1965 by Cardinal Cento, Pontifical Legate
