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Manuel Carvalho on 13 October 1917

Manuel Carvalho

Villagermarried man, witness no. 11
13 OctFirst-handSaw itSworn depositionSun fallingSun changing colourSun spinningPale / silver discRain stoppingCrowd scene
English

11th witness – Manuel Carvalho13, married, resident in Alqueidão da Serra, eyewitness of the events that took place at Fátima on the thirteenth of October nineteen hundred and seventeen, sworn on the Holy Gospels, said: that he saw the sun come down, as he understood it, take on various colours, spinning like a firework wheel, and that one could look at it without discomfort. The witness noted that, though it had rained all morning, the rain stopped at that hour of the arrival of the children, who, saying the rosary, told the multitude to kneel, estimated at fifty thousand

--- people, who were crying out to Our Lady. And he said no more and signs his deposition.

Português (original)

11ª testemunha – Manuel Carvalho13, casado, morador no Alqueidão da Serra, testemunha ocular dos factos ocorridos em Fátima no dia treze de outubro de mil novecentos e dezassete, ajuramentado aos Santos Evangelhos, disse: que viu o sol baixar, segundo o seu entender, revestir-se de várias cores, girando como uma roda de fogo de artifício, e que se podia sem incómodo ver. Notou a testemunha que chovendo toda a manhã, cessou a chuva àquela hora da chegada das crianças, que rezando o terço mandaram ajoelhar a multidão, calculada em cinquenta mil pessoas, que gritavam por Nossa Senhora. E mais não disse e assina o seu depoimento.

Editor's notes (2)

12 He was born on 13 November 1871. Son of Manuel Vieira Gomes and of Maria Gomes Correia. He married Ana Carvalho on 7 January 1906. He died on 12 June 1945.

13 He was born on 28 June 1866. Son of João Carvalho and of Maria de Jesus. He married Maria do Rosário on 11 February 1900. He died on 13 February 1951.

12 Nasceu a 13 de novembro de 1871. Filho de Manuel Vieira Gomes e de Maria Gomes Correia. Casou com Ana Carvalho, a 7 de janeiro de 1906. Faleceu a 12 de junho de 1945.

13 Nasceu a 28 de junho de 1866. Filho de João Carvalho e de Maria de Jesus. Casou com Maria do Rosário, a 11 de fevereiro de 1900. Faleceu a 13 de fevereiro de 1951.

DCF Seleção, Doc. 19 (= DCF I, Doc. 21) · deposition · 25 Oct 1917 (12 days later)View scans (2)Link

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