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Fort São Sebastião (other)
Fort São Sebastião (Portuguese, Saint Sebastian) may refer to: Places Africa * Fort São Sebastião (Mozambique), a fort in Mozambique * Fort São Sebastião (São Tomé), a fort on the island of São Tomé * Fort São Sebastião de Xama, a fort in Ghana Brazil * , a demolished fortress previously located in Rio de Janeiro * , a ruined fortress located in Maranhão * , a fortress in Ceara India * , a ruined fort in Vasai * , a fort near Tivim Portugal * ''Forte de São Sebastião'' (Angra do Heroísmo), a fort in Angra do Heroísmo * , a fort in Vila de São Sebastião * , a fort in Caniço * Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica, a fort in Caparica * Fort São Sebastião (Castro Marim), a fort in Castro Marim * , a fort in Angústias See also * * San Sebastian (other) San Sebastián is a city in the Basque Country, Spain. San Sebastián or San Sebastian may also refer to: Places Spain * San Sebastián (Morcín), a parish in Morcín, Asturias * San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Sebastian
Sebastian (; ) was an early Christianity, Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians. He was initially tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him. He was, according to tradition, rescued and healed by Irene of Rome, which became a popular subject in 17th-century painting. In all versions of the story, shortly after his recovery he went to Diocletian to warn him about his sins, and as a result he was clubbed to death. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church as the patron saint of athletics, archery, and plagues. The oldest record of the details of Sebastian's martyrdom is found in the ''Chronograph of 354'', which mentions him as a martyr, venerated on January 20. He is also mentioned in a sermon on Psalm 118 by 4th-century bishop Ambrose, Ambrose of Milan: in his sermon, Ambrose stated that Sebas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila De São Sebastião
Vila de São Sebastião, commonly shortened to São Sebastião ( Portuguese for Saint Sebastian), is a civil parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,096, in an area of . It is in the southeastern part of the island of . It contains the localities Arrabalde, Boavista, Cavalas, Canada da Salga, Contendas, Cruz, Maria Vieira, Ribeira Seca de Cima, Ribeira Seca de Baixo, Salgueiros and Vila de São Sebastião. History The history of the parish is tied to the early settlement of Terceira. A year after the |
San Sebastian (other)
San Sebastián is a city in the Basque Country, Spain. San Sebastián or San Sebastian may also refer to: Places Spain * San Sebastián (Morcín), a parish in Morcín, Asturias * San Sebastián de Garabandal, a village in the municipality of Rionansa, Cantabria * San Sebastián de La Gomera, a town in the Canary Islands * San Sebastián de los Ballesteros, a municipality in the province of Córdoba, Andalusia * San Sebastián de los Reyes, a city in the Community of Madrid Guatemala * San Sebastián, Retalhuleu * San Sebastián Coatán * San Sebastián Huehuetenango Mexico * San Sebastián del Oeste, a town and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico * San Sebastián, Etzatlán, a locality in Etzatlán municipality, Jalisco, Mexico * San Sebastián Tlacotepec, Puebla * San Sebastian, Sinaloa, a place in Sinaloa, Mexico Oaxaca * San Sebastián Abasolo * San Sebastián Coatlán * San Sebastián Ixcapa * San Sebastián Nicananduta * San Sebastián Río Hondo * San Seba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Sebastião (other)
São Sebastião (Portuguese for "Saint Sebastian") may refer to: Places Brazil * São Sebastião, Alagoas * São Sebastião, São Paulo :* São Sebastião Island, the main island of the nearby archipelago city of Ilhabela, São Paulo * São Sebastião da Amoreira, Paraná * São Sebastião da Bela Vista, Minas Gerais * São Sebastião da Boa Vista, Pará * São Sebastião da Grama, São Paulo * São Sebastião da Vargem Alegre, Minas Gerais * São Sebastião de Lagoa de Roça, Paraíba * São Sebastião do Alto, Rio de Janeiro * São Sebastião do Anta, Minas Gerais * São Sebastião do Caí, Rio Grande do Sul * São Sebastião do Maranhão, Minas Gerais * São Sebastião do Oeste, Minas Gerais * São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais * São Sebastião do Passé, Bahia * São Sebastião do Rio Preto, Minas Gerais * São Sebastião do Rio Verde, Minas Gerais * São Sebastião do Tocantins, Tocantins * São Sebastião do Uatumã, Amazonas * São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro, Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angústias
Angústias is one of the three ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") that comprise the urban area of the city of Horta (Azores), Horta, on the island of Faial Island, Faial in the Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. This is an economically active, densely populated area. The population in 2011 was 2,418, in an area of 3.79 km2. Due to its commercial nature, the parish is one of the island's primary destinations for tourism, due to the concentration of historical sights and shopping. It contains the localities Caminho do Meio, Courelas, Pasteleiro, Port Pim, Termo da Igreja and Vigia. History The first recorded reference to settlers in the area of Angústias referred to the (in 1532). Since 1468, the island and parish had been under the administration of Josse van Huerter, a Flanders, Flemish leader during the early colonization of the island of Faial Island, Faial. The settlement and growth of the village of Orta (later Horta (Azores), Horta) was concentrated in two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort São Sebastião (Castro Marim)
The Fort São Sebastião of Castro Marim (''Forte de São Sebastão de Castro Marim'' in Portuguese) is located in the village, parish and municipality of Castro Marim, in the District of Faro, in Portugal. The fort is located to the south of Monte do Castelo, in Serra do Cabeço, where there was originally a hermitage under the invocation of Saint Sebastian, demolished during the fortification works.''FORTE DE SÃO SEBASTIÃO'' at jf-castromarim.pt Its importance stems from it being the best preserved example of the extensive process of renovation of the town's defensive system in the mid-17th century. The fort has been classified as a National Monument since 2012. History Work on the fort began in April 1641 under the reign of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Of São Sebastião De Caparica
The Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica () also known as the ''Tower of São Sebastião'' () or ''Fortress of the Old Tower'' () is a medieval fortification located in Monte da Caparica, civil parish of Caparica, in the municipality of Almada, in the Portuguese central region of Península de Setúbal. The fortress of Torre Velha is one of the more important examples of Renaissance-era military architecture, at a time when it served as part of an integrated system of defensive artillery outposts at the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century, in particular with the bulwarks of Tower of Santo António de Cascais (1498) and São Vicente (1512). History The ''Old Tower'', situated on the southern margin of the Tagus River, was commissioned by King John II, on the same site of the older ''Fort of Caparica'' (which was built in the reign of his father, King John I). The fort received its name ''Torre Velha'' mostly because the structure was considered "older" than the ''To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caniço (Santa Cruz)
Caniço () is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands. It was elevated to city status in 2005. The population in 2011 was 23,368, in an area of 11.99 km2. Caniço is connected to the urban sprawl of Funchal and is larger than the seat of the municipality. It is located 6 km east of Funchal. On 17 April 2019, a tour bus crashed on a road near Caniço, killing 29 people. See also * The "sacred heart" statue in Caniço is by Pierre Charles Lenoir Pierre Lenoir (; 23 May 1879, in Paris – 9 September 1953, in Paris) was a French sculptor. Biography Pierre Lenoir was a French sculptor and medallist and was one of the Breton sculptors born in the 1880s who studied together at the École ... References Freguesias of Santa Cruz, Madeira {{Madeira-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forte De São Sebastião (Angra Do Heroísmo)
, also referred to as or simply (), is a fort located in the port of Pipas Bay, Pipas, parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Angra do Heroísmo), Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the city and municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the south coast of Terceira Island in the Azores. History The fort was built in 1580 on a small hill that forms the extreme ESE of the Bay of Angra, in the historic center of the city. It was built at the suggestion of Isidoro de Almeida and designed by architect Tomaz Benedito de Pesaro in an Italian style. This fortress was finished in the time of El-Rei D. Sebastião. Unusually, the fort could participate in a crossfire with São Benedicto (Spanish name for the Fortress of São João Baptista (Angra do Heroísmo), Fortress of São João Baptista), on Monte Brasil. This fort represented a new concept for coastal protection. It was the city's first major maritime fortification. It crossed its fires with the Fortress of São João Baptista (An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort São Sebastião (Mozambique)
The Fort of São Sebastião lies at the northern end of Stone Town on the Island of Mozambique. It is the oldest complete fort still standing in sub-Saharan Africa. Construction by the Portuguese began in 1558, and it took about fifty years to complete. Immediately beyond the fort is the recently restored Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte, built in 1522, which is considered to be the oldest European building in the southern hemisphere. It is also one of the best examples of Manueline vaulted architecture in Mozambique. This was shown in the 1964 movie Africa Addio / Africa Blood and Guts 3D documentation In 2013, the Zamani Project documented Fort of São Sebastião with terrestrial 3D laser scanning. The non-profit research group from the University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) (, ) is a public university, public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortaleza De São Sebastião
The Fortaleza de São Sebastião, also called the Tivim Fort, after the village where a part of the long wall structure was once located, is a fort that spans from the village of Tivim, to the area known as Colvale, in Goa, on the west coast of India. Currently, most of it is in ruins and barely visible. However, parts of the structure are in the process of being restored. It is one in a series of three forts, stretching the length of the Tivim canal – which connects the Moira River to the Chapora River. The other forts are Forte de Assumpção and Forte de Meio History This fortification was built in 1635 on the orders of the viceroy of the Estado Português da Índia, D. Miguel de Noronha, conde de Linhares. The fortifications were completed in 1681 by the Count of Alvor as a barrier to safeguard the Bardez frontier against first the Bahamanis and later the Marathas. The fortifications consisted of a canal with a high wall on its western bank which served as a moat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortaleza De São Sebastião De Baçaim
Fort Vasai (''Vasai killa'' in Marathi, ''Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaim'' in Portuguese, ''Fort Bassein'' in English) is a ruined fort of the town of Vasai (Bassein), Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India. The structure was formally christened as the Fort of St Sebastian in the Indo-Portuguese era. The fort is a monument of national importance and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. The fort and the town are accessible via the Vasai Road railway station, Vasai Railway Station which itself is in the city of Vasai-Virar, and lies to the immediate north of the city of Mumbai (Bombay). The Vasai Road railway station, Naigaon Railway Station is on the Western Railway zone, Western Railway line (formerly the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway, Bombay-Baroda railway) in the direction of the Virar railway station. History Pre-Portuguese Era The Ancient Greece, Greek merchant Cosma Indicopleustes is known to have visited the areas around Vasai in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
