SAINT
saint-jacinta-marto
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Francisco de Jesus Marto and Jacinta de Jesus Marto were siblings from Aljustrel, a small hamlet near Fátima, Portugal, who, with their cousin Lúcia dos Santos (1907–2005), reportedly witnessed three apparitions of the Angel of Peace in 1916, and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Cova da Iria in 1917. The title Our Lady of Fátima was given to the Virgin Mary as a result, and the Sanctuary of Fátima became a major centre of global Catholic pilgrimage.
feast Day
02-20
birth Date
Francisco: 1908-06-11 Jacinta: 1910-03-05
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
13 May 2017
canonized By
Pope Francis
feast Month
2
feast Day Of Month
20

