Sanctuary of Fátima

Sanctuary of Fátima (Santuário de Fátima)
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
Shrine (Santuário)
A view of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary visited by many Catholic pilgrims and tourists
Official name: Santuário de Fátima
Named for: Marian apparition in the civil parish of Fátima, Portugal.
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Subregion	Médio Tejo
District	Santarém
Municipality	Ourém
Location	Cova da Iria, Fátima
- coordinates	39°37′55.67″N 8°40′18.43″W / 39.6321306°N 8.6717861°W / 39.6321306; -8.6717861Coordinates: 39°37′55.67″N 8°40′18.43″W / 39.6321306°N 8.6717861°W / 39.6321306; -8.6717861
Architects	Gerardus van Krieken, António Lino, J. Carlos Loureiro, Orlando Sá Nogueira, Zulmiro de Carvalho, Rufatti brothers (Padua)
Style	Neobaroque
Materials	Stone, Marble, Bronze, Wood, Stained glass, Ceramic tile
Origin	1916
- Initiated	13 May 1928
- Completion	1954
Consecration	October 1953
Owner	Portuguese Republic
For public	Public
Easiest access	Constructed in the urban centre of Fátima, the sanctuary is encircled by parking on the north, east and west, with the south passage open to the churchyard and Chapel of the Apparitions
Management	Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima
Operator	Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima
Status	Active
Listing	Zona "non aedificandi"; Decree 37/008, DG, Série 1/186 (11 August 1948), Ministry of Public Works (Portuguese: Ministério das Obras Públicas)
Website: http://www.fatima.pt/en/

The Sanctuary of Fátima (Portuguese: Santuário de Fátima), also known as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima (Portuguese: Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Fátima), is a group of Catholic religious buildings and structures in Cova da Iria, in the civil parish of Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém, in Portugal.

In addition to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Portuguese: Basilicia da Nossa Senhora de Rosário), it comprises the Chapel of the Lausperene (Portuguese: Capela de Lausperene), a great oak tree (near which the Marian Apparitions occurred), a monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Portuguese: Monumento ao Sagrado Coração de Jesus) and the Chapel of the Apparitions (Portuguese: Capelinha das Aparições), where three children Lucia Santos and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, were first visited by Mary. In addition, several other structures and monuments were built in the intervening years to commemorate the events associated with the events in 1916, including: the Hostel/Retreat House of Our Lady of Sorrows (Portuguese: Albergue e Casa de Retiros de Nossa Senhora das Dores), the rectory, the Hostel/Retreat of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Portuguese: Casa de Retiros de Nossa Senhora do Carmo), a segment of the Berlin Wall (marking the consecration of Russia to the Sacred Heart of Christ), monuments to Fathers Formigão and Fischer, a High Cross (by artist Robert Schad), and individual monuments to Pope Paul VI, Pope Pius XII, Pope John Paul II and D. José Alves Correia da Silva (who had important roles in the history of site) and the Pastoral Centre of Paul VI (Portuguese: Centro Pastoral de Paulo VI).