Last modified: 2025-04-05 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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The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider,
![[ commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-pmspm.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2025
Shield Vert two keys in saltire tied Argent, the bendx key Or and the sinister bendy key Argent, flanked by two millstones Or, on chief a Paschal Lamb passant Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PORTO DE MÓS (1st line, bigger) SÃO JOÃO BAPTISTA E SÃO PEDRO (2nd line)".
Meaning:
The millstones (Portuguese: mós) are canting elements. The Paschal Lamb is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, the crossed keys of St. Peter. Both saints had been name givers and patron saints of the preceding communes.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 31 October 2016
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2025
Porto de Mós - São João Baptista e São Pedro is one of the three communes of Porto de Mós Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 6001 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 28,2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2025
![[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.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
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 fructed 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.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
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 was one of the six communes of Porto de Mós Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 3144 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14,6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017
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, 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. The black lozenges stand for coal mining, the potatoe for agriculture.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
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 was one of the six communes of Porto de Mós Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 2879 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 13,6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2017
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