Articles _ 75 GLORIOUS YEARS OF THE PILGRIMAGE TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA SHRINE, KARJAT ... The caved statue which was brought from Portugal was now placed in the Chapel.
Built in 1935, Statue of Our Lady of Fatima brought from Portugal in 1920
It was in 1920 that the statue of Our lady of Fatima, which is presently placed in the church was brought for Fatima, ... Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Karjat.
The beautiful image of Our Lady of Fatima was designed by famous sculptor José Thedim in 1947. Sister Lucia herself instructed him, and later remarked that she had never seen any image which so resembled the actual apparition of Our Lady.
The National Pilgrim Virgin Statue is a beautiful hand-carved image of Our Lady of Fatima given to the United States by the bishop of Fatima after being blessed by Pope Paul VI in 1967. She was crowned by Cardinal O’Boyle at the National Basilica in Washington, DC in 1971.
“The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima at Karjat was built in the year 1935, and houses the statue of Our Lady of Fatima brought from Portugal in the year 1920, years before the approval [of the Fatima apparitions] in 1930 by the Holy See,” said Father Calistus Fernandes, the rector of the Shrine.
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