The apparition of Our Lady at Fatima was followed by an unusual solar phenomenon, reported in newspapers and seen by many witnesses
On October 13, 1917, approximately seventy thousand people, from all over Portugal, gathered in Fatima. For many weeks, the news of the apparition of the ?Lady? and the miracle she promised to do had spread and among the crowd were people from every walk of life and profession: upper class citizens, engineers, doctors, notaries and, of course, journalists and photographers.
Heavy rain fell. The three young visionaries - Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia - arrived with their family members, and they began to pray the Rosary. At noon, with the rain still falling, Lucia gave the order to close the umbrellas and the crowd obeyed. Moments later, things brightened and those present noticed a white cloud moving around the group.
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