Forte do Presépio
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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]
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Forte do Presépio | |
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Forte do Castelo do Senhor Santo Cristo do Presépio de Belém | |
Belém, Pará in Brazil | |
Coordinates | 1.454444°S 48.505278°W / -1.454444; -48.505278 |
Type | Fort |
Site history | |
Built | 1616 (1616) |
Built by | Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco |
Designated | 1961 |
Reference no. | 644 |
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