Tag: Francisco Marto

St Jacinta and St Francisco (Jacinta 1908 – 1919, Francisco 1910 – 1920) were born to poor parents at Aljustrel near Fatima, Portugal. Typically of the region at that time, both were illiterate and their daily work consisted of household chores and herding the family’s sheep. Jacinta and Francisco, along with their cousin Lucia Santos (1907-2005),…