Pope Pius XII statue, Fatima, Portugal.

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Pius XII lived from 1876 to 1958. He was elected Pope in 1939. Fatima has become a major pilgrimage site since 1917 when three local children reported seeing apparitions of the Virgin Mary.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Fatima, Ribatejo, Portugal
Photo credit: © S. Forster / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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