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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > influential texts and figures of veneration > Fátima, Portugal
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Fátima, Portugal  

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  • Fátima is a city in Portugal whose Catholic shrine has become one of the world's largest centers of pilgrimage, religious tourism, and Marian devotion. Although its resident population does not exceed 8,000, Fátima is visited every year by 4 million people, many of whom are walking pilgrims. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Fátima]

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