Overview
- Media in Spain and Mexico note that the liturgical calendar for Feb. 20 centers on Blessed Jacinta Marto, drawing on the Vatican’s santoral listing.
- Jacinta was one of the three shepherd children who reported the Marian apparitions at Fátima in 1917, alongside her brother Francisco and their cousin Lúcia.
- She was born on March 11, 1910, in Ajustrel near Fátima, and died in Lisbon on Feb. 20, 1920, with El Imparcial citing age nine and El Norte de Castilla reporting age ten.
- Her beatification took place on May 13, 2000, at Fátima, recognizing her life of faith and the influence of the apparitions’ message.
- Other commemorations for Feb. 20 include Saint Leo of Catania, Saint Serapion of Alexandria, Saint Eucherius of Orléans, Saint Eleutherius of Tournai, and Blessed Julia Rodzinska.