São Sebastião (Ponta Delgada)

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São Sebastião (Ponta Delgada)

Language fix: "a grande façade" → "a grand façade" — "grande" is the Portuguese (and French/Spanish) adjective meaning "grand" or "large"; in an English-language article, the English equivalent "grand" must be used; "grande" is a non-English word that should not appear in running English prose

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===Religious===
===Religious===
* Chapel of Sant' Ana
* Chapel of Sant' Ana
* [[Church of the Jesuit College (São Sebastião)|Church of the Jesuit College]], located in the ''Largo do Marques de Pombal'', half a kilometre north of the historic centre, the Church was part of a group of buildings constructed by the [[Society of Jesus|Companhia de Jesus]] (the Jesuits) to provide ecclesiastical education to the residents of Ponta Delgada. The church, officially the Church of ''Todos-os-Santos'' (''All Saints'') was constructed through the initiatives of João Lopes, who convinced the Jesuit priests and Diocese of Angra to establish their school. The church is characterized by a grande façade of imposing doors, circular windows and verandas, topped by an incomplete double clock-tower. It is one of the peripheral buildings of the Carlos Machado Museum (sacred arts wing), the home of the Library and Archive of Ponta Delgada, and its convent annexes occupied by offices of the regional government.
* [[Church of the Jesuit College (São Sebastião)|Church of the Jesuit College]], located in the ''Largo do Marques de Pombal'', half a kilometre north of the historic centre, the Church was part of a group of buildings constructed by the [[Society of Jesus|Companhia de Jesus]] (the Jesuits) to provide ecclesiastical education to the residents of Ponta Delgada. The church, officially the Church of ''Todos-os-Santos'' (''All Saints'') was constructed through the initiatives of João Lopes, who convinced the Jesuit priests and Diocese of Angra to establish their school. The church is characterized by a grand façade of imposing doors, circular windows and verandas, topped by an incomplete double clock-tower. It is one of the peripheral buildings of the Carlos Machado Museum (sacred arts wing), the home of the Library and Archive of Ponta Delgada, and its convent annexes occupied by offices of the regional government.
* Church of São Sebastião
* Church of São Sebastião
* Church of Santa Bárbara
* Church of Santa Bárbara
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