Francisco and Jacinta Marto

Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto
Photograph of Francisco and Jacinta taken by Joshua Benoliel, c. October 1917
Born	Francisco: (1908-06-11)11 June 1908 Jacinta: (1910-03-05)5 March 1910 Aljustrel, Fátima, Ourém, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	Francisco: 4 April 1919(1919-04-04) (aged 10) Aljustrel, Fátima, Portugal Jacinta: 20 February 1920(1920-02-20) (aged 9) Queen Stephanie's Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	13 May 2000, Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fátima, Portugal by Pope John Paul II
Canonized	13 May 2017, Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fátima, Portugal by Pope Francis
Major shrine	Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fátima, Portugal
Feast	20 February

Francisco de Jesus Marto (11 June 1908 – 4 April 1919) and Jacinta de Jesus Marto (5 March 1910^[1] – 20 February 1920)^[2] were siblings from Aljustrel, a small hamlet near Fátima, Portugal, who, with their cousin Lúcia dos Santos (1907–2005), reportedly witnessed three apparitions of the Angel of Peace in 1916, and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Cova da Iria in 1917. The title Our Lady of Fátima was given to the Virgin Mary as a result, and the Sanctuary of Fátima became a major centre of world Christian pilgrimage.

The two Marto children were solemnly canonized by Pope Francis at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, in Portugal, on 13 May 2017, the centennial of the first Apparition of Our Lady of Fátima. They are the youngest Catholic saints, with Jacinta being the youngest saint who did not die a martyr.^[3]