Bludov lázně – Fatima Spring (Frantisek and Hyacinth)

For some time now, the symbol of the Bludovský Spa has been a sculpture of joined hands holding a ball. The sphere is supposed to be an image of the earth itself, and since a chain with a cross is threaded through the thumbs of the hands, we can guess that the work also has sacred symbolism.
The spring is named as Fatima Spring, or as František and Hyacinth. Fatima is a small town in Portugal where she was supposed to have appeared several times since May 13, 1917 to two…