São Francisco de Sales
São Francisco de Sales is a memorial in Fátima, Ourém, Santarém District. São Francisco de Sales is situated nearby to the movie theater Room of projections, as well as near Azinheira.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of the Apparitions and Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Chapel of the Apparitions
Church
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The Chapel of the Apparitions is a small chapel located in Cova da Iria that was first constructed in 1919, and again in the early 1920s, to mark the exact location where three little shepherd children reported having received the famous apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
Church
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The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the Sanctuary of Fátima in Cova da Iria, in the civil parish of Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém in Portugal. Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary is situated 130 metres east of São Francisco de Sales.
Sanctuary of Fátima
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The Sanctuary of Fátima, or Shrine of Fátima, also known as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, is a group of Catholic Church religious buildings and structures located in Cova da Iria, in the civil parish and city of Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém, in Portugal. Sanctuary of Fátima is situated 280 metres southwest of São Francisco de Sales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aljustrel and São Mamede.
Aljustrel
Hamlet
Photo: János Korom Dr., CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aljustrel is a hamlet on the outskirts of Fátima, Portugal, in the municipality of Ourém. It was the birthplace of Lúcia dos Santos, and Francisco and Jacinta Marto, known worldwide as the "three little shepherds of Fátima" or the "three child seers", and the setting for some of the events during the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima.
São Mamede
Town
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São Mamede is a civil parish in the municipality of Batalha, part of the Central Region and the Região de Leiria intermunicipal community of Portugal. It had a population of 3,560 in 2011 in an area of 46 km2. São Mamede is situated 4 km west of São Francisco de Sales.
Atouguia
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Atouguia is a civil parish in the municipality of Ourém, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,454, in an area of 19.55 km². Atouguia is situated 4½ km east of São Francisco de Sales.
São Francisco de Sales
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fátima, Ourém, Santarém District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.63225° or 39° 37′ 56″ northLongitude
-8.67325° or 8° 40′ 24″ westHeight
2.3 metres (7.5 feet)Open location code
8CFHJ8JG+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1720352629OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“São Francisco de Sales” goes by many names.
- Hungarian: “Szalézi Szent Ferenc”
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