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unused, offered by "Martinha"
The new church in Fátima, the Holy Trinity Church, was inaugurated on the 13 of October 2007. Last tine I was in Fátima, this church was no built yet, I've only saw the pictures.
"Church of
the Santíssima Trindade (English: Church of the Most Holy Trinity) is a Roman
Catholic church in the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal. Ranked
as the eighth largest Christian church in the world, the church was constructed
between 2004 and 2007 at a cost of 80 million euros.
The first
stone was laid on June 6, 2004, by the now retired Bishop of the Diocese of
Leiria-Fátima, Bishop Serafim Ferreira e Silva, Pope John Paul II blessed and
donated the first stone, on March 9 2004. It is a piece of marble taken from
the tomb of Apostle Peter, over which St Peter's Basilica in Rome was built.
This was only a symbolic act, as the stone was later put inside the finished
church for the pilgrims to see.
It was
consecrated on October 12, 2007, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the
apparitions of Fátima, by the Secretary of State of the Vatican and Legate of
Holy Father Benedict XVI, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.
The Church,
dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity, has about 8500 seats, and its architect was
the Greek Alexandros Tombazis. It was entirely paid with gifts from the
pilgrims. The decoration is inspired in Byzantine and orthodox art." In: Wikipedia
