was built up around the area of Pasteleiro. Notable citizens Júlio da Rosa (Flamengos, Horta; 24 May 1924) - Parish priest and Monseigneur, elevated to the latter title by Pope Benedict XVI (announced on 25 May 2006 by the Bishop of the Diocese of Angra, António Sousa Braga during a celebrations in honour of Nossa Senhora das Angústias). Son of José da Rosa da Silveira and Maria da Rosa da Silveira, residents of the parish of Praia do Norte, he was baptized in Flamengos on 21 June 1924, frequented the primary school there, before entering the seminary in Angra do Heroísmo in October 1938, becoming a priest by 1949. On 8 December 1949, he arrived at the parish and Church of Nossa Senhora das Angústias, taking-up residence and role as adjunct priest. From 1973 he was the parish priest, celebrating in 2009 his 60 years as priest of the parish. His contributions to the parish, include: founding member of the Núcleo Cultural da Horta (); founded the Casa dos Rapazes () in 1955, which functioned until 1971, while at the same time helping to organize the Corpo Nacional de Escutas () local chapter 171; in 1956 he helped to organize the Grupo Coral da Igreja das Angústias (), today known as the Grupo Coral Mater Dei; in 1957 he also began teaching in Horta's lyceum (high school), which he continued to do in various disciplines until 1977; in 1960 he founded Conferencia Vicentina () in order to assist construction projects in the parish, and to support the parish kitchens (which served 120 meals daily until 1974); in 1963, he organized the third company of the Associação Guias de Portugal (), while also founding the Instituo Açoriano de Cultura (); he also helped to inaugurate the Museu de Arte Sacra da Horta () in 1965 and was a co-founder of the Academia Mariana dos Açores () in 1990. References Notes Sources Parishes of Horta, Azores