  our lady of fÃ¡tima (, the brazilian portuguese pronunciation is ) is a title referring to the virgin mary, based on apparitions reportedly experienced by three shepherd children at fÃ¡tima. the three children were lÃºcia santos and her cousins jacinta and francisco marto. the apparition is also referred to as our lady of the rosary (a term first used in 1208 for the reputed apparition in the church of prouille), because the children said the apparition called herself the "lady of the rosary". a combination of these titles is also seen, i.e. our lady of the rosary of fÃ¡tima (). the events at fÃ¡tima gained fame due to elements of secrets, prophecy and eschatology, particularly with regard to world war ii and possibly more world wars in the future. chief among these is also the alleged urgent need for the consecration of russia to the immaculate heart of mary. the reported apparitions at fÃ¡tima were officially declared "worthy of belief" by the catholic church. thumb|the blessed jacinta and francisco marto in the apparitions of pontevedra. ==history==  three portuguese children, lucia dos santos, jacinta marto, and francisco marto, were young and without much education when they reported the apparition of our lady of fÃ¡tima in 1917. the local administrator initially jailed the children and threatened that he would boil them one by one in a pot of oil. the children were consoled by the other inmates in the jail, and then led the inmates in praying the rosary.john de marchi, the immaculate heart, new york: farrar, straus and youngburke, raymond l.; et al. (2008). mariology: a guide for priests, deacons, seminarians, and consecrated persons isbn 978-1-57918-355-4 pages 850-868 with millions of followers and roman catholic believers, the reported visions at fatima gathered respect. after a canonical enquiry, the visions of fÃ¡tima were officially declared "worthy of belief" in october 1930 by the bishop of leiria-fÃ¡tima."
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