Fátima 1917

Witnesses /

Pe. António Maria de Figueiredo and people from Batalha

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Pe. Dr. António Maria de Figueiredo ('Dr. F.'), professor at the Santarém seminary, and fellow townspeople of Joel de Deus Magno from the Batalha area who were at the Cova da Iria.

From Batalha / SantarémThe surrounding region1 passage · 13 September 1917
13 SepSecond-handSaw itLetterStar / luminous globeFalling "flowers"
As told by Joel de Deus Magno
English

It was at this moment that many people saw an oval, of a vivid and brilliant colour, with its widest part turned downwards, describe a long straight line in the firmament. Some people saw this phenomenon for a longer time, others for a shorter. I did not see it and I am sorry about it. [fl. 3, p. 5] Mr Dr. Figueirêdo and

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many people from here saw it36. There are some people from here, and very serious ones, who saw a kind of flowers that came from above but did not touch the ground

Português (original)

Foi neste momento que muitas pessoas viram uma oval, de côr viva e brilhante, com a parte mais larga voltada para baixo, descrever uma comprida linha recta no firmamento. Algumas pessoas viram esse phenomeno por mais, outras por menos tempo. Eu não o vi e tenho pena disso. O [fl. 3, p. 5] Snr. Dr. Figueirêdo e

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muitas pessôas d'aqui viram36. Ha algumas pessôas e seriissimas d'aqui que viram uma especie de flôres que vinham de cima mas que não tocavam no chão

Editor's notes (1)

36 B and D many fellow-countrymen of mine state that they also saw it. E Dr. B and many fellow-countrymen of mine state that they also saw it.

36 B e D muitos patricios meus affirmam que tambem o viram. E o dr. B e muitos patricios meus afirmam que também o viram.

DCF III-1, Doc. 29 · letter · Sep 1917 (2 days later)View scans (2)Link