The Wax Museum of Fatima () is a
wax museum
A wax museum or waxworks usually consists of a collection of wax sculptures representing famous people from history and contemporary personalities exhibited in lifelike poses, wearing real clothes.
Some wax museums have a special section dubbe ...
located in the city of
Fatima
Fatima bint Muhammad (; 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fatima al-Zahra' (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun caliphs and the first Shia imam. ...
,
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
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Located in
Cova da Iria, near to the
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, it is a themed museum about
Marian apparitions reported by three shepherd children in Fatima in 1917.
See also
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Life of Christ Museum
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Wax Museum of Lourdes
References
External links
* – Official website
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Museums in Portugal
Wax museums
Our Lady of Fátima