Forte do Presépio (formally Forte do Castelo do Senhor Santo Cristo do Presépio de Belém) is a fort located in Belém, Pará, Brazil. It was built in 1616 by Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco at Maúri Point, a promontory on the right bank of the mouth of the Guamá River and Guajará Bay. [1][2] The first chapel in Belém was located in the fort. It was a temporary structure and was dedicated to Our Lady of Grace, and was moved a few years later to the current Largo da Sé, and became the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in the 18th century. The fort was listed as a historic structure by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute in 1961.[3][4]
| Forte do Presépio | |
|---|---|
Forte do Castelo do Senhor Santo Cristo do Presépio de Belém | |
| Belém, Pará in Brazil | |
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  Forte do Presépio Location of Forte do Presépio in Brazil | |
| Coordinates | 1°27′16″S 48°30′19″W / 1.454444°S 48.505278°W |
| Type | Fort |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1616 |
| Built by | Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco |
| Designated | 1961 |
| Reference no. | 644 |
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References edit
- ^ "Fortalezas.org > Fortification > Forte do Castelo do Senhor Santo Cristo do Presépio de Belém". fortalezas.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Heritage of Portuguese Influence/ Património de Influência Portuguesa — HPIP". www.hpip.org (in Portuguese). Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- ^ "Belém – Forte do Castelo" (in Portuguese). iPatrimonio. 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ "Belém – Igreja da Sé" (in Portuguese). iPatrimonio. 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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