Manuel Carreira Poças

Clergy

Priest born 13 January 1881 at Reguengo (Batalha), aged 36, a fellow student of Joel de Deus Magno and parish priest of S. João de Porto de Mós from 1908 to 1939. On 13 August 1917 he came with the Ourém administrator to the seers' homes and was at the Fátima parish house when the children were taken away, telling the parish priest he believed them; according to Manuel Marto he questioned the children again eight or nine days before 13 October.

From S. João de Porto de Mós (born at Reguengo, Batalha)The surrounding regionAttitude beforehand: Believer1 passage · 13 August 1917

13 August 1917

13 AugSecond-handLetter3 km away

As told by Joel de Deus Magno

English

Fr. Manuel Poças spoke with the children (they are 3 siblings²³), 1 boy of 10 and 2 girls of 6 and 8) and was delighted; he says that one cannot doubt the fact of the

Português (original)

O Snr. Pe. Manuel Poças fallou com os meninos (são 3 irmãos²³), 1 menino de 10 annos e 2 meninas de 6 e 8 annos) e ficou encantado; diz que não se pode duvidar do facto da

Editor's notes (1)

23 As is known, only Jacinta and Francisco were siblings. Lúcia was their cousin.

23 Como se sabe apenas Jacinta e Francisco eram irmãos. Lúcia era prima.

DCF III-1, Doc. 7 · letter · after 13 Aug 1917View scans (2)Link