A bas relief depicting the Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima by sculptor Ganni Pace was recently inaugurated at the Fatima Sanctuary in Guardamangia by Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona, OP.
The work, a mixture of white cement with carrara marble powder, marks the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady to the three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, where the Blessed Virgin appeared once each month from May 13 until October 13, 1917.
The bas relief, 127cm x 58cm, was set up near the main entrance of the sanctuary on the initiative of parish priest Vincent Micallef, OP, and Pieta mayor Keith Tanti.
The inauguration was held after an aux flambeaux pilgrimage from Pieta seafront to the sanctuary.