Santa Marinha Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Santa Marinha, Concelho de Ribeira de Pena, Distrito de Vila Real

Last modified: 2017-09-30 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: santa marinha(ribeira de pena) | cross(knights of christ) | mount | palm(frond) |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

• About the flag
• Presentation of Santa Marinha

• Ribeira de Pena Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017

Shield Or, a bar wavy Azure, charged with a barrulet wavy Argent; in dexter chief a cross patty Gules, charged with a Greek Cross Argent; issuant from base a mount Vert, over all a palm frond Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals: "SANTA MARINHA - RIBEIRA DE PENA".
Meaning:
The cross is that one of the Order of the Knights of Christ.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017

Presentation of Santa Marinha

Santa Marinha Commune is one of the five communes of Ribeira de Pena Municipality; it had 558 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 31.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017

back to Ribeira de Pena Communes click here