Overview
- The statue was inaugurated on the night of November 13 in Ceará’s city of Crato as part of the Jubilee of Hope 2025, with a mass and blessing led by Bishop Magnus Henrique Lopes.
- Authorities cite a height of 54 meters and present it as the largest statue dedicated to Our Lady of Fátima, with some reports noting minor variations around 50–51 meters, all exceeding Rio’s 38-meter Christ the Redeemer.
- The work was created by Brazilian sculptor Ranilson Viana and replaces a 45-meter figure installed in 2014, continuing decades of local devotion dating back to 1953.
- Local officials estimated attendance at roughly 35,000 people for the inauguration, reflecting strong regional pilgrimage interest.
- The monument was built in sections with a polyurethane core and fiberglass–resin exterior over about 17 months by a team of 30-plus people, and it anchors a new sanctuary complex with services for pilgrims including a replica of the Chapel of the Apparitions.