Miracle of the Sun

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The Miracle of the Sun is a famous 1917 event near Fátima, Portugal, in which tens of thousands of people reported seeing extraordinary solar phenomena associated with Marian apparitions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Marian phenomenon
alleged miracle
religious event
hasAftermath construction of the Chapel of the Apparitions at Fátima
hasAssociatedApparition Our Lady of Fátima NERFINISHED
hasAssociatedFigure Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
hasCategory 1917 in Portugal
Catholic miracles
Marian apparitions in Portugal NERFINISHED
Religious phenomena
hasCommemorationDate 13 October
hasCountry Portugal NERFINISHED
hasDate 13 October 1917
hasDevotionalImpact growth of Marian devotion in the 20th century
hasEcclesiasticalEvaluation recognized as worthy of belief by the Catholic Church
hasEcclesiasticalEvaluationDate 1930
hasInterpretation mass hallucination hypothesis
miracle
optical atmospheric phenomenon hypothesis
pious legend hypothesis
hasLanguageContext Portuguese
hasLocation Cova da Iria NERFINISHED
Fátima NERFINISHED
Ourém NERFINISHED
Portugal NERFINISHED
hasPhenomenonDescription apparent approach of the Sun toward the Earth
apparent dancing of the Sun in the sky
apparent zigzag motion of the Sun
changes of solar colors
radiation of multicolored lights
rapid drying of previously wet clothes and ground reported by witnesses
hasPilgrimageAssociation Fátima pilgrimage site NERFINISHED
hasPromisedDateClaim apparition predicted for 13 October 1917
hasReligiousContext Catholicism
Marian devotion
hasTypeOfEvidence eyewitness testimony
press reports
hasWeatherContext event followed a period of rain
hasWitnessCountEstimate 30000
40000
50000
70000
tens of thousands
hasYear 1917
isAssociatedWith Francisco Marto NERFINISHED
Jacinta Marto NERFINISHED
Lúcia dos Santos NERFINISHED
Marian apparitions at Fátima NERFINISHED
three shepherd children of Fátima
isLinkedToSanctuary Sanctuary of Fátima NERFINISHED
isPartOf Fátima apparitions narrative
isRecognizedBy Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
wasReportedBy O Século newspaper NERFINISHED

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Jacinta Marto associatedEvent Miracle of the Sun
Fátima significantEvent Miracle of the Sun