São João de Brito
São João de Brito is a memorial in Fátima, Ourém, Santarém District. São João de Brito is situated nearby to the church Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, as well as near Azinheira.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and Chapel of the Apparitions.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
Church
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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. Chapel of the Apparitions is situated 110 metres southwest of São João de Brito.
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 320 metres southwest of São João de Brito.
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 João de Brito.
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 João de Brito.
São João de Brito
- 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
-8.6723° or 8° 40′ 20″ westHeight
3.2 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8CFHJ8JH+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 3640055801OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“São João de Brito” goes by many names.
- Hungarian: “Britto Szent János”
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