Witnesses /

Maria Rita dos Santos

Pilgrim

Woman of Covilhã who wrote to a priest (probably the parish priest of Fátima) that she had been at the Cova on 13 October 1917.

From CovilhãTravelled from afarAttitude beforehand: Believer1 passage · 13 October 1917
13 OctFirst-handSaw itLetterTravelled from afar
English

I was on the heath of Fátima on the 13th last; I witnessed all the marvellous facts that took place at the moment of the apparition; I came home soaked in mud and water, but satisfied [and] happy, as were the people who accom-[1v]panied me.

Português (original)

Estive na charneca da Fátima, no passado dia 13 presenceei todos os factos maravilhosos que se deram no momento da aparição, regressei a casa enxarcada em lama e agua mas satisfeita [e] contente assim como as pessôas que me acom-[1v]panharam.

DCF III-1, Doc. 106 · letter · 17 Oct 1917 (4 days later)View scans (2)Link