Beja (Santiago Maior e São João Baptista) United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2015-10-25 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: santiago maior(beja) | sao joao baptista(beja) | castle(red) | scallop | fess(embattled) | paschal lamb | eagle(white) |
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União das Freguesias de Beja (Santiago Maior e São João Baptista), Concelho de Beja, Distrito de Beja

• Former Santiago Maior commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Santiago Maior
• Former São João Baptista commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of São João Baptista

• Beja Municipality
• Portugal

Former Santiago Maior commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Shield Or, a castle Gules with three embattled towers, masoned Sable with port and windows of the same, in chief a scallop Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "BEJA - SANTIAGO MAIOR". Meaning: The scallop is an attribute of St. James the Elder, the local patron saint. The red castle is taken from the municipal arms.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 9 November 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Presentation of Santiago Maior

Santiago Maior Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Beja Municipality (q.v.); it had 7620 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 43.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Former São João Baptista commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Shield Azure, a fess embattled on top and masoned Azure with port of the same, in chief a Paschal Lamb passant Or, in base an eagle Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "BEJA - S. JOÃO BAPTISTA".
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb, here bearing a red labarum with white cross, is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, the local patron saint. The eagle is alluding to Beja municipality. The embattled fess probably is symbolizing a local fortification.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 1 February 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Presentation of São João Baptista

São João Baptista Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Beja Municipality (q.v.); it had 6395 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

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