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Nossa Senhora de Conceição e São Bartolomeu Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2014-11-08 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: conceicao(v.vicosa) | nossa senhora de conceicao | sao bartolomeu(v.vicosa) | crown | rose | crescent | knife | cross(avis) | cross(christ knights) |
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Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Concelho de Vila Viçosa, Distrito de Évora

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Former Conceição Commune (until 2013)

About the Flag

[Conceição commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2014

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2014

Coat of arms

[Conceição commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 25 Oct 2014

Shield Azure, in chief a rose Or, barbed and seeded Argent surrounded by a lying crescent Argent. In base a crown Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll, reading "VILA VIÇOSA - CONCEIÇÃO" in black upper case letters.
Meaning:
Rose, lying crescent and crown are attributes of St. Mary. She is local patron saint ad name giver in her aspect as Our Lady of Conception.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2014

Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 December 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2014

Presentation of Conceição

Conceição, aka Nossa Senhora de Conceição was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Viçosa Municipality. It had 4165 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 32,78 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2014

Former São Bartolomeu Commune (until 2013)

About the Flag

[São Bartolomeu commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2014

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2014

Coat of arms

[São Bartolomeu commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2014

Shield Argent, an knife Gules with hilt Sable set in pale flanked by two crosses fleury Gules voided Argent, in base and central chief a cross fleury Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll, reading in black upper case letters "VILA VIÇOSA - S. BARTOLOMEU".
Meaning:
The knife is an attribute of St. Bartholomew, the local patron saint. The two green crosses refer to the Avis Order and the red ones to the Christ Knights' Order.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2014

Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 May 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2014

Presentation of São Bartolomeu

São Bartolomeu was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Viçosa Municipality. It had 858 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 0,20 km². It's surprising to watch the same phenomenon like in Borba Municipality, a tiny freguesia surrounded by another one, both having the name São Bartolomeu.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2014

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