It stands at the spot where, on May 13, 1917, the three children were playing "to make a paredit" when, suddenly saw a flash that scared them and made them join the flock to return home. The project was designed by Dutch architect Gerard Van Kriechen and continued by the architect João Antunes. On May 13, 1928 the first stone was blessed by the Archbishop of Évora, D. Manuel da Conceição Santos. The consecration was on October 7, 1953. The title of "basilica" was granted by Pope Pius XII, in brief "Supernal Luce," November 1954.
The building, which measures 70.5 meters long and 37 meters wide, was built entirely with stone from the region (instead of Moimento) and the altars of marble from Estremoz, Pero Pinheiro and Fatima.
The bell tower, erected in the center of an architectural whole, is 65 meters tall and is topped by a bronze crown of 7,000 pounds, built in foundry Bolhão, Porto, topped by a cross that lit up at night, overlooking the long distance. The carillon consists of 62 bells, cast and tempered at Fatima by José Gonçalves Coutinho, Braga. The largest bell weighs 3,000 pounds and the clapper 90. The clock is the work of Benedict Rodriguez, Braga. The angelic facade of marble, are written by Albano France.
The statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the niche of the tower is 4.73 meters and weighs 14 tons. At the entrance of the basilica, above the main door is a mosaic that represents the Holy Trinity crowning the Virgin Mary. He was executed in the workshops of the Vatican and blessed there by then Secretary of State, Cardinal Eugenio Paccelli, future Pope Pius XII, the "Pope of Fatima".
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