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image by Ivan Sache,
5 August 2020
The municipality of S�o Sebasti�o do Ca� (21,944 inhabitants in 2010; 11,&45
ha) is located 60 km north of Porto Alegre.
S�o Sebasti�o do Ca� was
established by the Guimar�es family in 1808. The settlement was soon known as
Porto dos Guimar�es for the port established on river Ca�, used for trade with
Caixas do Sul, Porto Alegre and the neighboring areas. In 1848, the Guimar�es
brothers decided to erect a church and asked Bishop Sebasti�o Dias Laranjeira to
name its patron saint; unsurprisingly, the bishop proposed to dedicate the
church to St. Sebastian. The dedication was accepted and the bishop rewarded the
community by offering a wooden statue of the saint, which is still venerated. A
plot to build the church was offered by Francisco Mateus; the church's
cornerstone was blessed in 1864.
The municipality of S�o Sebasti�o do Ca� was
established on 1 May 1875 and the church was consecrated on 15 July 1875.
http://www.saosebastiaodocai.rs.gov.br/
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 5 August 2020
A red centred upright cross, bordered white, on green with the coat of arms centred on a white lozenge.
Official website at
http://www.saosebastiaodocai.rs.gov.br
Dirk Sch�nberger, 12 April 2012
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/PrefeituraSSCai/photos/a.351237228252940/1629112903798693/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/PrefeituraSSCai/photos/a.351237228252940/1563414913701826/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/PrefeituraSSCai/photos/a.351237228252940/2002841646425815/?type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/PrefeituraSSCai/photos/a.351237228252940/2579429135433727/?type=3&theater
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L�o_Klein.jpg
Ivan Sache, 5 August 2020