Ourém
Municipality in PortugalWikipedia
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Ourém".
Oct 13, 2026
ClaraHOST
They absolutely did.
ClaraHOST
The provisional administrator of the municipality of Ourém, a man named Artur Santos, and again, no relation to Lucia, he was a staunch anti-clerical official.
AdrianHOST
Right.
ClaraHOST
He viewed the growing crowds of the Cova da Iria as a direct political threat.
David RodriguezGUEST
Um, so they saw, like basically Our Lady came on August thirteenth there to the Cova da Iria.
David RodriguezGUEST
The children were, uh, imprisoned by the Masonic mayor of Ourem, so they, they weren't there.
David RodriguezGUEST
Uh, then Our Lady appears to them on August nineteenth in a sort of a surprise visit, uh, at Valinhos, a little just a few kilometers or so away from the Cova.
David RodriguezGUEST
But anyway, um, Our Lady said that if they hadn't been kidnapped, there would've-- it would've been an even greater sign.
Dave WilkinsHOST
"Otherwise they're gonna make me look like a jerk." Uh, so but first they had to make it through August.
Dave WilkinsHOST
By then, the apparitions had attracted the attention of Artur de Oliveira Santos, the municipal administrator of Vila Nova de Ourém.
Rob CoakleyHOST
Of course.
Dave WilkinsHOST
Yes, of course.
Rob CoakleyHOST
[laughs]
Dave WilkinsHOST
And, uh, Santos was opposed to the growing religious movement surrounding the children.
Dave WilkinsHOST
On August 13th, when the children were supposed to return to Cova da Iria, Santos kidnapped them and brought them to Ourém.
Crystal QuinnGUEST
That's messed up.