Blessed Francisco Marto

Also known as

• Franz Marto

Memorial

• 20 February

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One of the child visionaries of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917 in Portugal.

Born

• 11 June 1908 at Aljustrel, Portugal

Died

• 4 April 1919 at Aljustrel, Portugal of natural causes
• relics translated on 13 March 1952 to the basilica at Cova da Iria

Venerable

• 13 May 1989 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 13 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Jacinta, contact
     Rev. Anton Witwer, SJ
     Secretariado dos Pastorinhos
     Aptdo. 6
     Rua de São Pedro, 9
     2496-908 Fátima, PORTUGAL

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
• Secretariado dos Pastorinhos

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Francisco Marto”. Saints.SQPN.com. 27 February 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-francisco-marto/>