Last modified: 2017-02-13 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: porto de mos(freguesia) | sao joao baptista(porto de mos) | sao pedro(porto de mos) | paschal lamb | millstone | keys(crossed) | potatoe(shrub) |
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![[São João Baptista (Porto de Mós) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-pmspm-sj.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Feb 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017
Shield Gules, two millstones Argent ordered per fess, in chief a Paschal Lamb nimbed Or, in base two olive branches Or fruited sable and crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PORTO DE MÓS - SÃO JOÃO BAPTISTA".
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, being name giver of the commune and local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 13 July 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017
São João Baptista Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Porto de Mós Municipality; it had 3144 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017
![[São Pedro (Porto de Mós) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-pmspm-sp.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Feb 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017
Shield Or, an eradicated potatoe shrub Vert with five potatoes Gules, in chief a pair of keys Gules crossed per saltire, in base three lozenges Sable ordered per fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PORTO DE MÓS - S. PEDRO".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, being name giver of the commune and local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 March 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017
São Pedro Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Porto de Mós Municipality; it had 2879 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 13.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017
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