Forte do Presépio

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
Forte do Presépio is located in Brazil
Forte do Presépio
Forte do Presépio
Location of Forte do Presépio in Brazil
Coordinates1.454444°S 48.505278°W / -1.454444; -48.505278
TypeFort
Site history
Built1616 (1616)
Built byFrancisco Caldeira Castelo Branco
Designated1961
Reference no.644

See also

References
  1. "Fortalezas.org > Fortification > Forte do Castelo do Senhor Santo Cristo do Presépio de Belém". fortalezas.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  2. "Heritage of Portuguese Influence/ Património de Influência Portuguesa — HPIP". www.hpip.org (in Portuguese). Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  3. "Belém – Forte do Castelo" (in Portuguese). iPatrimonio. 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  4. "Belém – Igreja da Sé" (in Portuguese). iPatrimonio. 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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