LISBON (AFP) - Sister Lucia, the last survivor of the three shepherd children to whom the Virgin Mary is said to have made a series of apparitions in 1917, has died of old age, state television RTP reported. She was 97.May Sister Lucia rest in peace and be reunited with her family, Francisco Marto, his sister Jacinta, with all the Saints and, of course, with our Lord.
She died at the convent, the station said citing a spokeswoman for the order.
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Sunday, February 13, 2005
Sister Lucia, last remaining witness of Fatima apparitions, dies at 97
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