apparition brought the people through baptism and unity around the bishop, and led to an incredibly successful evangelization, with 9 million converts in just 7 years! The bishop of the time, Fray Juan Zumárraga [...] meaning I should kneel, and an irresistible force attracted me towards her; she seemed to tell me: very good! She did not talk to me, but I understood everything.” Ratisbonne converted and became a priest. La [...] of Leira recognized the supernatural character of the apparitions in these terms: “We think it is good to declare worthy of faith the visions which the children received at Cova de Iria, parish of Fatima