São Jorge () is a civil parish in the municipality of

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, in the island of

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History

São Jorge was created in 1515, and benefitted from the patronage of King

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when it was merely a religious parish. These revelations were documented in the archives of the ''Torre do Tombo'', and also included many of the pieces and religious artefacts donated by the King to the first Church of São Jorge. The first settlers to this parish occupied the areas in the ''Sítio do Calhau''. It was later divided, creating the parish of

in 1564 (and later municipal seat after 1835); the parish of Arco de São Jorge in 1676; and Ilha in 1989.

Geography

The area is divided into "neighborhoods", forested and coastal spaces defined by several ''sítios'' (''places''): Achada de António Teixeira, Achada do Pico, Achada da Felpa, Achada Grande, Açougue, Barranco, Covas, Fajã Alta, Farrobo, Farrobo de Cima, Farrobo de Baixo, Furna de Pedro Jorge, Jogo da Bola, Lombo do Pico, Pé do Pico, Pico, Poço e Vale, Pomar, Ribeira Funda, São Pedro and Tanque. Fifty kilometres from the regional capital, the parish is located 240 metres above sea level, limited in the north by the Atlantic Ocean and south by the mountains of the interior range (the heightest altitudes in the parish include Pico Canário and Pico dos Assumadouros . To the west is the civil parish of Arco de São Jorge and east are the parishes of Ilha and Santana. About half of the parish is covered by the rich Laurissilva forest defined as Natural Heritage by

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Architecture

* Chapel of São Pedro (), dating to the end of the 15th century * Chapel of the Sagrada Coração de Jesus (), dedicated to the ''Sacred Heart of Jesus'', is located in the place of Ribeira Funda, and completed in 2000 * Church of São Jorge (), completed in 1761, the Baroque-style church includes a rich presbytery of gilded wood, and ornate pulpit.

Notable people

* Teodósio Clemente de Gouveia (c.1889 -

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of Lourenço Marques in

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References

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