Nossa Senhora da Conceição Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Concelho de Angra do Heroísmo, Açores

Last modified: 2024-07-13 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: nossa senhora da conceicao(angra) | base(wavy) | crown(marian) | stars(12) | anchor |
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• Nossa Senhora da Conceição Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Nossa Senhora da Conceição

• Angra do Heroísmo Municipality
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Nossa Senhora da Conceição Commune

Flag

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, 9 July 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Vert, two foul anchors Or ordered per fess, in central chief a Marian crown Or nimbed by 12 stars Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ANGRA - NOSSA SENHORA DA CONCEIÇÃO".
Meaning:
Due to the green colour the base wavy is representing the Atlantic. The crown is an attribute of Our Lady of Conception, name giver and local patron saint of the commune.
Source: Angra municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Nov 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 April 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 July 2024

Presentation of Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Nossa Senhora da Conceição is one of the 19 communes of the Angra do Heroísmo Municipality; it had 3717 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 2,5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Nov 2015

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