Question: what happened on may 13 1917 in the town of fatima portugal?
Answer: The Apparitions of The Blessed Virgin Mary. On May 13, 1917 the three children – Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco took their flock of sheep to a natural hollow in the ground known as the Cova da Iria to graze, just outside the town of Fatima in Portugal. ... The children looked up, bewildered into the sky.