Every year, the holy city of Fatima receives hundreds of thousands of believers and pilgrims from all over the world. Especially a lot of them come to the solemn processions in honor of the appearance of the Virgin Mary. And since the Basilica of the Holy Virgin of the Rosary was unable to accommodate a huge number of believers (it is designed for only 900 people), it was decided to build a new temple for pilgrims. In 2004, at the opposite end of the square from the Basilica, they began to build a modern church with funds raised from the donations of believers. The consecration ceremony of the Church of the Holy Trinity took place on October 12.2007. The author of the project was the Greek architect A. Tombazis.
The Church of the Holy Trinity is considered the fourth largest Christian church in the world: its area is 40 thousand square meters. m. , and it can accommodate up to 9000 people. The building of the church is made in a round shape, without windows and other classical elements of a Catholic church.
It is made deliberately low so as not to block the view of the main dominant of the complex - the Basilica of the Holy Virgin of the Rosary. The modern building of the church has 13 bronze doors, and quotations from the Bible in different languages are inscribed on its walls. The interior inside the temple is striking in its simplicity, its only decoration is a huge panel made of gilded mosaics.
On the square near the Church of the Holy Trinity, a huge bronze crucifix 34 meters high and weighing 50 tons rises, and next to it is a bronze statue of Pope John Paul II, who visited Fatima three times during his lifetime.
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The Church of the Holy Trinity is considered the fourth largest Christian church in the world: its area is 40 thousand square meters. m. , and it can accommodate up to 9000 people. The building of the church is made in a round shape, without windows and other classical elements of a Catholic church.
It is made deliberately low so as not to block the view of the main dominant of the complex - the Basilica of the Holy Virgin of the Rosary. The modern building of the church has 13 bronze doors, and quotations from the Bible in different languages are inscribed on its walls. The interior inside the temple is striking in its simplicity, its only decoration is a huge panel made of gilded mosaics.
On the square near the Church of the Holy Trinity, a huge bronze crucifix 34 meters high and weighing 50 tons rises, and next to it is a bronze statue of Pope John Paul II, who visited Fatima three times during his lifetime.
Want to see with your own eyes - tours to Portugal, Travel Agency "Hot Line", www. hot. com. ua, +38(044)592-24-26, +38(050)418-7505, +38(067)440-3682
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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