São Bento Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São Bento, Concelho de Angra do Heroísmo, Açores

Last modified: 2024-07-13 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: sao bento(angra dh) | doublemount | castle | goshawk | cross(christ knights) | bordure | stars(12) |
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• São Bento Commune
• Flag
• Banner
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of São Bento

• Angra do Heroísmo Municipality
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São Bento Commune

Flag

It is an untypical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and red.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 July 2024

Banner

It is an untypical Portuguese communal banner, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and red.The banner has white and red alternating fringes on the red quarters and white and green alternating fringes on the green quarters.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 July 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, in base a doublemount issuant Vert charged with a castle Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Sable, in chief a goshawk Maron holding a cross patty Gules charged with a Greek cross Argent, bordure Gules charged with 12 8-point stars Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and yellow scroll of unusual shape with inscription in black initials "S. BENTO".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2015

Due to colours of flag, banner and arms, all not matching the rules of the Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) the symbols have never been approved officially.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 July 2024

Presentation of São Bento

São Bento is one of the 19 communes of the Angra do Heroísmo Municipality; it had 2000 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 8,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2015

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