Fajã de Baixo
Template:Infobox Portuguese subdivision Fajã de Baixo is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 5,050,<ref>Instituto Nacional de Estatística</ref> in an area of 4.06 km2.<ref>Eurostat Template:Webarchive</ref> Faja de Baixo is located in the western part of the island of São Miguel, northeast of central Ponta Delgada.
History
The first Church of Fajã was erected in 1532, to support the small community that began to settle in the region.<ref name="DRAC">DRAC (2010), p.18</ref> But, this small church was unable to support the growing congregation and was ordered demolished a few years later.<ref name=DRAC/>
Sometime in 1699, the Hermitage of Lorêto was completed, and served as a primary temple for the community.<ref name=DRAC/> The main parochial church, dedicated to Our Lady of Angels (Template:Langx) was eventually constructed in 1791.<ref name=DRAC/> Meanwhile, the region was a destination of annual pilgrimages, with stops at the smaller temples at the Hermitage of Senhora da Boa Nova and Hermitage of Santa Rita (erected in 1765).<ref name=DRAC/>
Notable citizens
- Natália Correia (13 September 1923 - 16 March 1993 in Lisbon, Portugal)
- Jaime Gama (born 1947)