Santarém District
Ourém
Fátima

Chapel of the Apparitions

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 , .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: building in Fátima, Santarém District, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Capela das Aparições”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sanctuary of Fátima and Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary.

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The , 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 , in the municipality of , in . is situated 220 metres southwest of Chapel of the Apparitions.

Church
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the in Cova da Iria, in the civil parish of , in the municipality of in Portugal. is situated 160 metres northeast of Chapel of the Apparitions.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Catholic church and minor basilica in the in Cova da Iria, in the civil parish of , in the municipality of in Portugal. is situated 340 metres southwest of Chapel of the Apparitions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aljustrel and São Mamede.

Hamlet
Photo: János Korom Dr., CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet on the outskirts of , in the municipality of . 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.

Town
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is a civil parish in the municipality of , part of the Central Region and the Região de Leiria intermunicipal community of . It had a population of 3,560 in 2011 in an area of 46 km2. is situated 4 km west of Chapel of the Apparitions.

Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,454, in an area of 19.55 km². is situated 4½ km east of Chapel of the Apparitions.

Chapel of the Apparitions

Latitude
39.63166° or 39° 37′ 54″ north
Longitude
-8.67332° or 8° 40′ 24″ west
Height
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8CFHJ8JG+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 159968550
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q16592859
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Chapel of the Apparitions” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chapel of the Apparitions”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.