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Sister of the Prior of Fátima

Villager

Sister of the parish priest (prior) of Fátima, Manuel Marques Ferreira, 'evidently of a humble family', who received visitors at his house in October 1917. The editors identify the prior's sister who hosted visitors that month (SEL#23) as Joaquina Amélia, born 1890 at Casal Menino (Espite, Ourém).

From Fátima (parish residence)Fátima parish (locals)1 passage · 13 October 1917
13 OctSecond-handSaw itLetter
As told by Beatriz Gorjão
English

We went to the parish priest's house; he was not in, but his sister came out to us (she is evidently of a humble family but very likeable); she told us that she too had seen the signs in the sun.

Português

Fomos a casa do Prior, que não estava, appareceu-nos a irmã, (que se vê ser de familia humilde mas muito sympathica); disse-nos ter visto tambem os signaes no sol

Editors' notes (3)

1 Hamlet in the parish of Favaios, municipality of Alijó, district of Vila Real.

2 We have not been able to obtain further information about this document.

3 This document belonged to the mother of Maria da Assunção Vaz Pato, named Maria da Assunção Tinoco Lobo Vaz Pato, and was given to her by Maria de Lourdes de Almeida Neto Navarro Silva, great-niece of the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, Dom José Neto.

1 Lugar da freguesia de Favaios, concelho de Alijó, distrito de Vila Real.

2 Sobre este documento, não conseguimos mais elementos de informação.

3 Este documento pertencia à mãe de Maria da Assunção Vaz Pato, de nome Maria da Assunção Tinoco Lobo Vaz Pato, e foi-lhe oferecida por Maria de Lourdes de Almeida Neto Navarro Silva, sobrinha-neta do Cardeal Patriarca de Lisboa, D. José Neto.

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