The Virgin Mary of Fatima is a title given by Catholics to three shepherds in Fatima, Portugal, who appeared on the 13th of the same month for six consecutive months in 1917 and was later recognized by the Catholic Church as the "Virgin Mary". Due to the fact that the three shepherds referred to her as' Rose Maria ', this title was also used, and often these two titles were also used together, such as' Nossa Senhora do Ros á rio de F á tima' (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora do Ros á rio de F á tima).

In 1917, from May to October, L ú cia dos Santos, her cousins Jacinta Marto, and Francisco Marto, three shepherds, claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in an open space outside of Erjast near the Portuguese city of Valdema. They always see her on the 13th of each month at the same time. Lucia claimed that Maria was "brighter than the sun, emitting beams that were brighter and stronger than crystal glasses filled with flickering and dazzling sunlight." Lucia said that Maria had revealed three secrets to them (Fatima's Three Secrets). She advised the shepherds to save sinners through repentance and sacrifice. Therefore, shepherds tie tight ropes around their waists to cause pain, avoid drinking water on hot days, and engage in other acts of redemption. More importantly, Lucia said that Maria asked them to recite the Rose Sutra every day, repeatedly reaffirming that the Rose Sutra is the key to achieving personal and world peace. At that time, many young Portuguese people, including relatives of these shepherd boys, were fighting in World War I. After the news of this miracle spread, thousands of people rushed outside Fatima and Jast in the following months. On August 13, 1917, the local governor Artur Santos (not related to the shepherds) believed that this incident would lead to political turmoil, so he detained the shepherds before they arrived at the clearing. The prisoners held in the provincial prison at that time said that although the shepherds were very angry, they strengthened the other prisoners and led them to recite the Rose Sutra together. Governor Santos interrogated the shepherd boy mainly to know what the so-called secret was, but failed to obtain a result. Santos even pretended to prepare a pot of boiling oil, then one by one took the shepherds out of the interrogation room, saying they would be burned to death in the oil, and then forced the remaining shepherds to reveal the secret to prevent the same outcome.This month, the shepherd boy claimed that they did not see the manifestation on the pasture where they usually see it, but instead saw Maria near it on August 19th. October 13, 1917 was the last appearance of the 1917 series. About 70000 people, including newspaper reporters and photographers, gathered in the pasture because the shepherds had previously claimed that a miracle would happen on that day "to make everyone believe". When it rained heavily, many people present at the time claimed that the clouds suddenly spread out, revealing a sun resembling a rotating plate in the sky, emitting various colors of light around it. Then the sun suddenly fell from the sky, snaking towards the ground, and finally returning to its original position, while people's wet clothes were completely dry. This event is known as the 'Sun Miracle'. Newspaper O S é culo (the most influential newspaper in Portugal at the time, which leans towards government policies and opposes monks) reporter Avilino reported: "The gathered crowd followed the teachings of the Bible, bareheaded, without hats, eagerly searching the sky. They were surprised to see the sun start to tremble, breaking all the rules of the universe and suddenly starting to move incredibly - according to the typical impression of everyone, it 'dances' Domingos Pinto Coelho, an ophthalmologist who wrote for the newspaper Ordem, reported: "The sun is sometimes surrounded by red flames, and then by yellow and deep purple flames. It seems to be spinning rapidly, but suddenly it seems to fall off the sky and quickly approach the ground, emitting strong heat." In a special report by O Dia of the Lisbon Daily News on October 17, 1917: The silver sun is surrounded by equally dazzling gray light, as if spinning, spinning in the cracked clouds... The light transforms into a beautiful blue, as if shining through the stained glass windows of the cathedral towards the kneeling and outstretched crowd... The crowd cries, bareheaded prayers, facing the miracle of their waiting. Seconds seem to become hours, it is so vivid At that time, other scientists did not record any movement or other phenomena of the sun. According to other reports, this solar anomaly can be seen up to 40 kilometers away. The three shepherds not only saw these phenomena, but also said they saw a huge manifestation, including Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and the blessed crowd of St. Joseph. Father Stanley Jaki, a Benedictine historian of science, believed that the movement of the sun seen by the crowd was an illusion caused by atmospheric reversal, but the shepherd would have foreseen that this phenomenon was clearly a miraculous sign.

The first secret is about the display of hell. In her third memoir written in 1942, Lucia wrote:
The Virgin Mary shows us what seems to be a huge sea of fire underground. The souls of demons and humans are in the fire, like transparent, burning ashes, all black or charred bronze, floating in the fire. Sometimes they are thrown into the air by flames that jump from among them with smoke clouds, and then fall back in flames like fiery sparks everywhere. There is no weight or balance at all. They scream and moan because of pain and despair. This makes me We were very scared, so we trembled. Demons can be distinguished from their souls by their terrifying and detestable images similar to those of terrifying or unknown animals, all of which are black and transparent. This display only lasted for a moment. We cannot be grateful to our kind Heavenly Virgin, who promised to take us into heaven when she first appeared. Otherwise, I believe we will die of terror and fear After verification, the Pope announced that he would pay a special tribute to the Virgin Mary of Fatima on May 13th each year, and set it as a first level worship (grand ceremony) as a commemoration. In Portugal, Fatima, Macau, and some Catholic regions, a grand salute is given to the Virgin Mary of Fatima.
The second secret includes Maria's teachings on saving souls from hell and the method of Christifying the entire world:
You have seen those poor sinners go to hell. To save them, God wants the whole world to be dedicated to my holy heart. If what I have said to you is achieved, many souls will be saved, and peace will come. The war is about to end: but if people do not stop angering God, a worse war will break out during the tenure of Pius XI. If you see the sky illuminated by an unknown light one night, then Then you will know that this is a great sign from God to punish the sins of the entire world through war, hunger, and persecution of the church and the Holy Father. To prevent this from happening, I request to convert Russia to my pure heart and restore the first Saturday of communication. If my demands are complied with, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace. Otherwise, her mistakes would spread throughout the world, leading to war and persecution of the church. Good people will be martyred; The Holy Father will suffer; Many countries will be occupied. In the end, my pure heart will triumph. The Holy Father will dedicate Russia to me, she will convert, and the whole world will find peace

Lucia claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary again in 1925 at the monastery of Ponte Vedra in Galicia, Spain. This time she said she was granted the opportunity to deliver the first Saturday's message. Later, she claimed to have seen Jesus deliver this request again.
In 1928, she transferred to another monastery in Tui, Galicia. In 1929, she claimed that the Virgin Mary had returned and repeated her request to dedicate Russia to her pure heart.
Throughout her life, Lucia repeatedly claimed to have seen Mary in her personal pilgrimage, with the most important being the 1931 pilgrimage. She said that Jesus summoned her, taught her to pray at both ends, and conveyed a message to the higher authorities of the church.
In 1947, Lucia left Galicia and joined a monastery of the Portuguese Comrades of Braga and Merro. She passed away on February 13, 2005 at the age of 97. After her death, the Holy See, especially Cardinal Joseph Lattinger (then the head of the Holy Communion), ordered the sealing of her room. It is generally believed that this is because Lucia will be recognized as a saint, and the Holy See will examine the preserved evidence during this process.
Lucia's cousins Francesco (1908-1919) and Jacinta Marto (1910-1920) died of Spanish type influenza in 1919.
On May 13, 1989, Pope John Paul II conferred on Francesco and Ha Sinta the titles of venerable ones in Huadima. On May 13, 2000, Pope John Paul II came to Huadima to bestow blessings on the two of them, granting them genuine blessings. Khasinta is the youngest person in the Catholic Church who was not blessed for martyrdom.
On June 13, 1917, during the second manifestation, the Virgin Mary prophesied the early death of two of the three shepherds, but Lucia had not mentioned this to anyone before 1941. Some people, such as the mother of the Marto brothers, say that her child did not keep this matter confidential. They repeatedly strongly mentioned their deaths to her and the curious pilgrims. In 1941, Lucia recalled asking the Virgin Mary on June 13th if they would go to heaven after their death. Maria replied, "Yes, I will soon take Tiego and Juan, but you will stay for a while longer because Jesus wants you to make others know about me and be loved by people on earth. He also wants you to dedicate the world to my pure heart." According to Lucia and hospital staff, Juan accurately predicted the time and exact situation of her death.
Their bodies were examined in 1935 and 1951. Hasina's body is believed to have not decayed, while Francesco's has already been decomposed.

Lucia claimed that the promise of the Virgin Mary to dedicate to Russia would lead to Russia's conversion and a period of peace.
It is generally believed that Pope Pius XII completed this dedication in his papal edict of July 7, 1952. Pius XII wrote, "... some years ago, we dedicated the entire human race to the pure heart of the Virgin Mary. Today, we dedicate all the Russian people to a pure heart
Others believe that Pope John Paul II in 1984 blessed the world, including Russia, before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and fulfilled this request, although this dedication did not specifically mention Russia.
Some people believe that Lucia Santos confirmed that this ceremony fulfilled the requirements of the Virgin Mary, but in September 1985 in a church magazine (Sol de Fatima), Lucia stated that this ceremony did not meet the requirements of the Virgin Mary because it did not specifically mention Russia and "many bishops did not recognize its importance.
In 2001, Archbishop Tassio Bertone stated that he had met with Lucia, who said to him, "I have said that the dedication requested by the Virgin Mary was completed in 1984 and has been accepted by heaven." On February 13, 2005 (which was the first Sunday of the manifestation), Lucia herself did not publicly comment on this issue before her death.

On the morning of June 26, 2000, Cardinal Latzinger, Minister of the Holy See Department, Archbishop Bertone, and Dr. Navarro, Director of the Holy See Press Office, jointly held a press conference in the Vatican Press Office, The third part of the secret revealed by the Virgin Mary to three young shepherds in Fatima, Portugal, 83 years ago, announced to the world through television is as follows: Jesus, Mary, Joseph. The third part of the secret revealed on July 13, 1917 in Fatima Kova Iria. I wrote it to show my obedience to you and my God, and you instructed me to do so through Bishop Leia and yours, as well as my Most Holy Virgin. After the two parts I have already stated, we saw a celestial deity on the higher right side of the Virgin, holding a fiery sword in my left hand, which emitted sparkling fire Flame, as if to burn down the world; But as soon as the flame touched the light emitted by the Virgin's right hand towards the heavenly god, it extinguished: the heavenly god pointed his right hand at the earth and shouted loudly, 'Redemption, redemption, redemption!'! Then we saw a huge light, which was God: 'There is a figure like a person walking in front of a mirror,' a bishop in white, 'we have a premonition that he is the Pope.'. Many other bishops, clergy, and nuns climbed a steep mountain with a huge rough wooden cross on top, as if made of cork and bark; Before reaching the mountaintop, the Pope stumbled past a city that was half destroyed and still shaking. He mourned and prayed for the souls of the corpses he encountered on the way; Upon reaching the mountaintop and kneeling at the foot of the great cross, he was killed by a group of soldiers with guns and arrows. Other bishops, priests, clergy, nuns, and various secular people, as well as men and women of different classes and positions, all died in the same way one after another. Under the arms of the cross, there are two heavenly gods, each holding a crystal watering bucket that holds the blood of the deadly. They use this blood to water the souls close to God.

On January 3, 1944, in Tui. The above is the third part of the secret that Sister Lucia wrote 56 years ago at the request of the Bishop of the Diocese of Lyria, and that the Virgin Mary revealed to her in Fatima in 1917 and two other little shepherds who were included in the true blessing by the Pope a month and a half ago. The first and second parts of this secret, according to the third and fourth memoirs written by Sister Lucia, have already been announced: the first part is about the Virgin Mary showing them the scene of hell; The content of the second part is a tribute to the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary, as well as the persecution that Russia will bring about by abandoning faith and the Soviet political system without prayer or repentance, which is Russia's disaster of destroying countries around the world. Eighty three years ago, the Virgin Mary showed three children the scene of hell, which truly frightened and tormented them. However, at that time, the Virgin Mary also gave them hope that as long as the world repented and turned to redemption, they would be saved. From the second part of the secret to the third part of the text, one can also smell a breath of hope, that is, the Virgin Mary requests to dedicate Russia and the world to her Immaculate Heart. This means that through the trust in Jesus' merciful Heart and the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary, humanity will eventually be rescued.