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klaus-michael schneider
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![[São Cosmado commune flag]](../images/p/pt-ammsc.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta´, 27 Dec 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and red.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Dec 2024
![[São Cosmado commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-ammsc).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 27 Dec 2024
Shield Gules an enhanced tower Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Vert, flanked by two chemists´ jars Or, on base on a grape leaf Argent a grape bunch Purple. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "S. COSMADO - ARMAMAR"
Meaning:
The name of this commune seems to be a cognate of St. Cosmas. This saint and his twin Damian are the Catholic patrons of Medicine and of the commune, and the jars on the arms are therefore canting. The tower is a representation of a tower, made of stone, by Dom Tedo. It is also symbolising early peopling and cultural heritage. The grape bunch is symbolising viticulture.
Sources: Hiperglobal webpage, English WIKIPEDIA and Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Dec 2024 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 May 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Dec 2024
São Cosmado is one of the ten communes of Armamar Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 514 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 13,95 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Dec 2024
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