the angel of portugal

cove of irene

cova da iria

In rural Portugal of 1916 it would not have been unusual to see children leading their .....

family flocks to pasture

place of the head

loca do cabeco

where would Lúcia and the martos take the sheep to graze?

small plots of land owned by their parents in different parts of the sera, mountainous plateau located in villages of fatima and of alijustrel

where was the parish church?

villages of fatima

Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation

(Heb. 1:14)

what did the angel of from heavan first identify himself as? then what? what was he giving? what was he not giving?

-Angel of Peace -Angel of Portugal -title of his mission toward mankind (at first, PEACE) -not giving his name from god (like Michael, Gabriel and Raphael did)

what children often undertook the chore of leading their family flocks to pasture on many days in the Marto & Santos families? why?

-Lúcia Santos, Francisco & Jacinta Marto (siblings) -grateful for the chance to be outdoors & to play (as the sheep silently grazed)

two favorite grazing areas: where apparitions occured:

1.) Loca do Cabeco 2.) Cova da Iria -hillside facing alijustrel at some distance beyond fatima

where did the children reside (Lúcia & Martos siblings)

Alijustrel