First Círio de Nazaré in Belém
- When
- 1793
- Where
- Belém, state of Pará, Brazil
- Part of
- First Círio de Nazaré
The Círio de Nazaré is recorded as beginning in 1793 in Belém, with the procession held in devotion to Our Lady of Nazareth.
According to the supplied source, the Círio began in 1793 in Belém, the capital of the state of Pará, and has been observed annually since that year. The celebration is a Catholic religious observance brought by Portuguese colonizers, centered on processions in devotion to Our Lady of Nazareth. The source does not specify the day or month of the 1793 observance; the September 8, 1793 date appears only in the legacy row and remains unverified. September 8 is the date of the Portuguese observance in the town of Nazaré, from which the devotion traces its roots.
Sources
- Círio De Nazaré Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
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