Fajã de Baixo is a

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Ponta Delgada Ponta Delgada (; ) is the largest municipality (''concelho'') and economic capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. As of 2021, it has 67,28 ...

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archipelago of the

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. The population in 2011 was 5,050, in an area of 4.06 km².Eurostat
Faja de Baixo is located in the western part of the island of São Miguel, northeast of central Ponta Delgada.

History

The first Church of Fajã was erected in 1532, to support the small community that began to settle in the region.DRAC (2010), p.18 But, this small church was unable to support the growing congregation and was ordered demolished a few years later. Sometime in 1699, the Hermitage of Lorêto was completed, and served as a primary temple for the community. The main parochial church, dedicated to ''Our Lady of Angels'' ( pt, Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos) was eventually constructed in 1791. Meanwhile, the region was a destination of annual pilgrimages, with stops at the smaller temples at the Hermitage of Senhora da Boa Nova and Hermitage of Santa Rita (erected in 1765).

Notable citizens

Natália Correia Natália de Oliveira Correia, GOSE, GOL (13 September 1923 – 16 March 1993) was a Portuguese intellectual, poet and social activist, as well as the author of the official lyrics of the "Hino dos Açores", the regional anthem of the Auton ...

(13 September 1923 - 16 March 1993 in

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, Portugal) *

Jaime Gama Jaime José de Matos da Gama, GCC, GCIH, GCL (born 8 June 1947) is a Portuguese former politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal from 1983 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 2002, and he was President of the Assembly of the Re ...

(born 1947)

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External links

Official website of the "Centro Social e Cultural da Casa do Povo de Fajã de Baixo" (Portuguese).
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