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Parents of Maria Benedita Oriol Pena and 'Zinha' on Other 1917 events

Parents of Maria Benedita Oriol Pena and 'Zinha'

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As told by Maria Benedita Oriol Pena
English

My Parents and Zinha also went to Fatima yesterday to see them close up and speak with them. They say they are very likeable, but not pretty6; it is the little boy who is a real treat. They are [5v] very poor, and the Mother is a holy woman who has put up with all sorts of trials from her husband, a drunkard of the first order. Neither she nor the Parish Priest has been willing to take charge of the alms, but another little woman has taken that on and they already have well over 100,000.

Português (original)

Os meus Paes e a Zinha foram hontem tambem á Fatima para as verem de perto e falarem com ellas. Dizem que são muito sympathicas, mas não bonitas6; o pequeno é que é d'appetite. São [5v] muito pobres e a Mãe é uma santa mulher que tem aturado as passas do Algarve ao marido, um beberrão de marca. Nem ella nem o Prior teem querido tomar conta das esmolas, mas uma outra mulherzinha encarregou-se d'isso e já teem muito mais de 100.000.

Editor's notes (1)

6 This remark suggests that the author will not have seen the children in person at the time of her trip to Fátima.

6 Esta indicação deixa entrever que a autora não terá visto pessoalmente as crianças por altura da sua ida a Fátima.

DCF III-1, Doc. 116 · letter · 18 Oct 1917View scans (2)Link

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