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Perafita, Lavra e Santa Cruz do Bispo United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2024-11-16 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Perafita, Lavra e Santa Cruz do Bispo, Concelho de Matosinhos, Distrito do Porto

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The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Nov 2024

Former Perafita Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Perafita commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Sep 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Vert and Argent, an obelisk Purpure flanked by two bells Gules with bobbins Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PERAFITA - MATOSINHOS".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 January 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016

Presentation of Perafita

Perafita was one of the pre-2013 communes of Matosinhos Municipality; it had 13 607 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9,5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016

Former Lavra Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Lavra commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Sep 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Vert and Argent, issuant from base a fishing boat Gules with oars of the same, above an obelisk Azure, chief Azure, charged with a plough Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "LAVRA"
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016

Old Symbols (1996 - 2004)

[Lavra commune (1996 - 2004)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Sep 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field. The coat of arms was the same as current one but having mural crown Argent with three visible towers and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREGUESIA DE LAVRA".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 May 2004, the old symbols on 27 November 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016

Presentation of Lavra

Lavra was one of the pre-2013 communes of Matosinhos Municipality; it had 10 033 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016

Former Santa Cruz do Bispo Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Santa Cruz do Bispo commune pre-2016]
2:3, speculative image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2024 		[Santa Cruz do Bispo commune post-2016]
2:3, speculative image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2024 		   

A white pre-2016 flag might never have existed (see left image above). Please note that my colouring was made arbitrarily! It is the same with a post -2016 flag (see right image above) including the new stylisec arms, here coloured as yellow. If the local council has "adopted" new symbols after 2016, the corresponding flag has to be yellow (very likely) or white (not very likely, as only the leaves of the corn cobs are white, but that cannot be excluded completely).
Source: this webpage and predecessor
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2024

Coat of Arms

[Santa Cruz do Bispo commune shield (until 2013)] image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016

The shield (see image above) is displaying a scene in B/W from local São Brás Mountain, where is located the Manor of the Bishops (Port.: "Quinta dos Bispos"). The scene shows a crucifix of stone at dexter chief and an incomplete sculpture of an ancient warrior or mythical hero, having a lyon's face, the so called "Man of Maça". There are different theories about the sculpture. Some say, it would be from the Roman period. Others say, it was erected in the 16th century as a decoration of the gardens of the manor. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREGUESIA DE SANTA CRUZ DO BISPO". See more details e.g. here.
The image in source meanwhile has changed some time after 2016 as follows:
Shield Gules a Greek cross Or with lozenges on every end of the bars with gemstones of Vert and Gules, flanked by four corn cobs Or leafed Argent ordered 2:2.
Meaning:
The bishop´s cross is a canting element.
It appears, as if also the new version of the coat of arms has never been approved, because
1) it obviously was introduced some time after 2016 (the commune had been dissolved already in 2013)
2) usually the page gives information about the date of publication in the Diário da República (here no comment)
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016 / 5 Nov 2024

Presentation of

Due to its number of inhabitants bigger than 5000 Santa Cruz do Bispo should have the rank of a town (Portuguese: vila), but may be it hasn´t. And worst of all, it probably never had had an approved flag, which is at least unusual. Santa Cruz do Bispo
was one of the pre-2013 communes of Matosinhos Municipality; it had 5767 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2016


If the local council has "adopted" the new symbols, the corresponding flag has to be yellow (very likely) or white (not very likely, as only the leaves of the corn cobs are white, but that cannot be excluded completely).

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