The Icon of Our Lady of Fatima - Mother of God "By Thee, Unity" was painted in St. Petersburg after many years of prayer. The creation of the work took about two years. A Catholic priest, who contacted Sister Lúcia of Fátima, and an Orthodox iconographer participated in its realization.
Sister Lúcia Saw the Icon
During the two years of the icon's creation, Sister Lúcia received several photographs at the Convent of Saint Teresa of Jesus in Coimbra, where she resided, which showed the evolution of the work. Its authors maintained contact through the Mother Prioress of the convent, who, after showing the photographs to Sister Lúcia, would later respond to them saying: "We liked it." This response allows us to affirm that Sister Lúcia saw the photographs and approved of the work that was being created in St. Petersburg.
