<p class="title_brown"><strong>Monument to&nbsp;the Sacred Heart of Jesus </strong></p>

<p class="subtitle_brown">Prayer Area</p>

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The architectural complex, which holds the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is placed over the primitive structure of the fountain that was built after some perforations made therein, as an outcome of the need to find water, in Cova da Iria, to fulfil the pilgrims&rsquo; needs. From this primitive set and after the works of levelling of the Prayer Area, just the upper part and the column holding the sculpture are able to be seen.&nbsp;The statue is made up of gilt bronze and the author is not known. It was offered by a pilgrim and blessed on May 13, 1932 by Mgr. Giovanni Beda Cardinale, then Apostolic Nuncio in Portugal.<br />
Its location at the center of the Prayer Area illustrates significantly the centrality of Jesus Christ in the message of Fatima.</p>
