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São Jorge Castle (Portuguese: Castelo de São Jorge; Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃˈtɛlu dɨ sɐ̃w̃ ˈʒɔɾʒɨ]), sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior.
The siege of the Castle of Saint George or siege of Cephalonia occurred from 8 November until 24 December 1500, when following a series of Venetian disasters at the hands of the Turks, the Spanish-Venetian army under Captain Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and Benedetto Pesaro succeeded in capturing the Ottoman stronghold of Cephalonia.
The castle was named after Saint George, apparently due to a small church inside the original Byzantine castle, [7] but is given the name for the first time in a document of 1264, [3] and again in 1325, when John of Gravina campaigned on the island to claim possession of the county palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos. [8]
The Castle of Saint George was a medieval fortress located in the granite massif of Mount Pindo, in Carnota. History
In 1400, the Order of St. George of Alfama disappeared, and was absorbed by the powerful Order of Montesa. This, and that the importance of the castle as a defensive element decreased over the years, explains why during the second half of the 15th century the Castle of San Jorge experienced a period of neglect.
Elmina Castle, the Castelo de São Jorge da Mina ('Castle of St. George of the Mine'), Elmina, Ghana Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title St George's Castle .
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Master James statue at Beaumaris Castle. Master James of Saint George (c. 1230 –1309; French: Maître Jacques de Saint-Georges, Old French: Mestre Jaks, Latin: Magister Jacobus de Sancto Georgio) was a master of works/architect from Savoy, described by historian Marc Morris as "one of the greatest architects of the European Middle Ages". [1]