São Bento (other)
São Bento (Portuguese for Saint Benedict) may refer to: Places Brazil * Colégio de São Bento, Rio de Janeiro, a school in Rio de Janeiro * School of Philosophy of São Bento, São Paulo *Mosteiro de São Bento (São Paulo), a monastery in the center of São Paulo **São Bento (São Paulo Metro), a railway station near the monastery * Pinhal de São Bento, Paraná * São Bento, Maranhão, Maranhão * São Bento, Paraíba, Paraíba * São Bento Abade, Minas Gerais *São Bento do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte *São Bento do Sapucaí, São Paulo *São Bento do Sul, Santa Catarina * São Bento do Tocantins, Tocantins * São Bento do Trairi, Rio Grande do Norte *São Bento do Una, Pernambuco *Serra de São Bento, Rio Grande do Norte Portugal *São Bento (Porto de Mós), a parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós *São Bento (Angra do Heroísmo), a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, Azores *São Bento Palace, in Lisbon, residence of the Portuguese prime minister *São ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benedict Of Nursia
Benedict of Nursia (; ; 2 March 480 – 21 March 547), often known as Saint Benedict, was a Great Church, Christian monk. He is famed in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and Old Catholic Churches. In 1964, Pope Paul VI declared Benedict a Patron saints of Europe , patron saint of Europe. Benedict founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco, Lazio , Subiaco in present-day Lazio, Italy (about to the east of Rome), before moving southeast to Monte Cassino in the mountains of central Italy. The present-day Order of Saint Benedict emerged later and, moreover, is not an religious order , "order" as the term is commonly understood, but a confederation of autonomous Congregation (group of houses) , congregations. Benedict's main achievement, his ''Rule of Saint Benedict'', contains a set of Decree (canon law), rules for his monks to follow. Heavily influenced by the writings of John Cassian ( – ), it shows st ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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São Bento Do Una
São Bento do Una is a city from the Northeastern Region of Brazil at the Pernambuco state. According to the IBGE, it has an estimated population of 60,042 inhabitants (2020). It is located at latitude 08°31'22" South and longitude 36°26'40" West, and at approximately 614 meters above sea level. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Belo Jardim (N); Jucati, Jupi and Lajedo (S); Capoeiras, Pesqueira and Sanharó (W); Cachoeirinha (E) * Area - 727 km2 * Elevation - 614 m * Hydrography - Ipojuca and Una rivers * Vegetation - Hipoxerófila caatinga * Climate - Semi arid hot * Distance to Recife - 207 km Economy The main economic activities in São Bento do Una are based in commerce and agribusiness, especially plantations of beans, corn and manioc and creations of livestock such as: chickens, quails and their eggs, cattle, milk, pigs, sheep, goats and donkeys . Economic Indicators Economy by Sector 2006 Health Ind ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saint Benedict (other)
Saint Benedict generally refers to Benedict of Nursia (480–547 AD). St Benedict, St Benedict's, or variant forms may also refer to: People * Pope Benedict II, Pope Benedict II of Rome (635–685) * Benedict Biscop (628–690), Anglo-Saxon abbot * Benedict (bishop of Milan) (died 732), archbishop of Milan – 732 * Benedict of Aniane ( – 821), Benedictine monk and monastic reformer * Benedict of Skalka, Benedict of Skalka or Szkalka (died 1012), Benedictine monk * Bénézet ( – 1184), or Benedict, the Bridge-Builder * Benedict the Moor (1526–1589), Italian Franciscan friar in Sicily * Benedict Joseph Labre (1748–1783), French mendicant and Franciscan tertiary Places * St. Benedict, Saskatchewan, Canada * St. Benedict, Iowa, U.S. * St. Benedict, Kansas, U.S. * Saint Benedict, Louisiana, U.S. * St. Benedict, Minnesota, U.S. * Saint Benedict, Oregon, U.S. * Saint Benedict, Pennsylvania, U.S. * San Benedicto Island, Mexico See also * * * Benedict (other) * Mo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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São Bento (carrack)
''São Bento'' (Saint Benedict), commanded by captain Fernão de Álvares Cabral, the son of Pedro Álvares Cabral, was a Portuguese carrack of 900 tons wrecked in April 1554 near the mouth of the Msikaba River, midway between Port Edward and Port St. Johns on the Transkei coast of South Africa. The ship had left Cochin on 1 February 1554 and was en route to Lisbon with a cargo of spices, coconuts, silks, porcelain, cornelian beads, cotton cloth and other luxury goods. There are no hull remains at the site. Background On the night of 24 April 1554, ''São Bento'' was sailing in stormy weather off the Transkei coast. The ship was in a poor state of repair and overloaded, and when she ran aground, she quickly sank at the mouth of a gully on the seaward side of the island at the river mouth, with the loss of 44 Portuguese and over one hundred slaves. Two years earlier on 10 June 1552 ''São João'' had been wrecked along the same stretch of coast at Port Edward, almost certainly a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Esporte Clube São Bento
Esporte Clube São Bento, commonly referred to as São Bento, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Sorocaba, São Paulo. They currently compete in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second division of the São Paulo state football league. History On 14 September 1913,Esporte Clube São Bento profile at Federação Paulista de Futebol official website shortly after a yellow fever epidemic in Sorocaba,''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001. the club was founded as Sorocaba Athletic Club by Ferreira e Cia. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Associação Atlética São Bento
Associação Atlética São Bento, was an association football club from the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo. The club existed between 1914 and 1935 and won the State Championship of São Paulo in 1914 and twice. History Associação Atlética São Bento were founded in 1914 by Father Katon, professor at the high school São Bento at the place of the same name downtown São Paulo. From 1914 on the club played 317 matches in the State Championship until it ceased operations in 1935 after the official professionalisation of football in São Paulo. A notable player of the championship winning team of 1925 was Luís Macedo Matoso "Feitiço", who was with the club from 1923 to 1926 and was top-scorer of the championship in all these three years. On 4 June 1916 São Bento was opponent of CR Flamengo of Rio de Janeiro on the occasion of the inauguration of the Stadium on the Rua Paysandu in the quarter of Flamengo. Flamengo wore then for the first time their today traditional red a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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São Bento Railway Station
São Bento railway station () is a 20th-century railway terminal in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, district of Porto. The English translation of São Bento is Saint Benedict. The station is located in the Historic Centre of Porto, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and as a National Monument of Portugal. This building was constructed over a number of years, starting in 1904, based on plans by architect José Marques da Silva. The large panels of around twenty thousand azulejo tiles (551 square meters) were designed and painted by Jorge Colaço. The murals represent moments in the country's history and the multicolored panels depict rural scenes showing the people of various regions. The station is linked by an underground link to the São Bento station on line D of the Porto Metro. History As early as 1864, the ''Guia Histórico do Viajante do Porto e Arredores'' (' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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São Bento Palace
The São Bento Palace () is the seat of the Assembly of the Republic, the parliament of Portugal. It is located in the Estrela district of Lisbon. The building has been home to the succession of Portuguese national parliaments since 1834. São Bento Mansion, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Portugal, is within the grounds of São Bento Palace. The building was originally a monastery of the Benedictine Order. Construction began in 1598 and was nearing completion when the building was damaged by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. Monasteries in Portugal were dissolved in 1834 and São Bento became national property. The building was repurposed as the meeting place of the Cortes Gerais, the parliament of the new constitutional monarchy of Portugal. The building was modified to suit its new purpose. The former chapter house of the monks was remodelled into a meeting chamber in 1867, which remains in use today. A major fire in 1895 led to more extensive ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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São Bento (Angra Do Heroísmo)
São Bento is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores The Azores ( , , ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atl .... The population in 2011 was 2,000, in an area of 10.34 km². The parish lies at an elevation of 65 metres above sea level. It contains the localities Caboucos, Canada da Fontinha, Canada do Vale, Carreirinha, Escopins, São Luís and Vale de Linhares. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sao Bento (Angra Do Heroismo) Freguesias of Angra do Heroísmo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Porto De Mós
Porto de Mós () is a town and a municipality of Estremadura province in Leiria District. It is in the Centro Region and the Pinhal Litoral subregion. The population in 2011 was 24,342, in an area of 261.83 km2. There were archeologic findings which link São Jorge, in the parish of Calvaria de Cima, as the exact place where the Battle of Aljubarrota was fought, crucial for maintaining the independence of Portugal in 1385. Currently, there is an interpretation center on the spot (Centre of Interpretation of the Battle of Aljubarrota) which helps visitors explore the battlefield and learn about the most important facts of this battle. In this municipality, you can also find several caves carved in the mountains, the most important being Moinhos Velhos Cave, also known as Mira de Aire Cave. A portion of the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park is also located in Porto de Mós municipality. History According to Nazaré's legend, the knight D. Fuas Roupinho, miraculated b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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São Bento (Porto De Mós)
São Bento is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós Porto de Mós () is a town and a municipality of Estremadura province in Leiria District. It is in the Centro Region and the Pinhal Litoral subregion. The population in 2011 was 24,342, in an area of 261.83 km2. There were archeologic findings ..., Portugal. The population in 2021 was 751, in an area of 39.70 km2. It was created on 31 May 1933 by law No.22:602. References Parishes of Porto de Mós {{Leiria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Serra De São Bento
Serra de São Bento is a municipality located in the south-central area of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte () is a States of Brazil, state located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil. According to the 2010 Census conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Rio Grande do Norte h ... References Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte {{RioGrandedoNorte-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |