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Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto) United Commune (Por

Last modified: 2022-10-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto), Concelho de Braga, Distrito de Braga

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Former São José de São Lázaro commune (until 2013)

[São José de São Lázaro commune (until 2013) #1]
2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin,11 Oct 2017 		[São José de São Lázaro commune (until 2013) #2]
2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin,11 Oct 2017 		   

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Sources: this image and this image
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Oct 2017

Coat of arms

[São José de São Lázaro commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 23 Oct 2017

Shield Azure, a cross calvary, two lilies Or flowered Argent, issuant from base wavy of Argent and Azure a single-arch bridge Or (humped bridgesee left flag image and level bridge see right flag image) masoned Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "BRAGA - SÃO JOSÉ DE SÃO LÁZARO".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Oct 2017

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 7 July 2007
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Oct 2017

Presentation of São José de São Lázaro

São José de São Lázaro Commune, the former Braga (São José de São Lázaro) Commune, was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 13 576 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.2 km². The territory of this former commune lies within the Braga urban polygon.
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Oct 2017

Former São João do Souto commune (until 2013)

[São João do Souto commune (until 2013) #1]
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Oct 2017 		[São João do Souto commune (until 2013) #2]
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Oct 2017 		[São João do Souto commune (until 2013) #3]
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Oct 2017 		     

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Oct 2017

Coat of arms

[São João do Souto commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 23 Oct 2017

Shield Argent, issuant from a wall Azure masoned Argent a labarum waving Gules, charged with a cross Argent throughout, hoisted on a cross finial pole Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "BRAGA". The shape of the mural wall is different: left flag image (official webpage), central flag image or right flag image
Meaning:
The labarum is an attribute of St. John, name giver of the commune.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Oct 2017

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 29 February 2008
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Oct 2017

Presentation of São João do Souto

São João do Souto Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 725 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 0.3 km². The territory of this former commune lies within the Braga urban polygon.
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Oct 2017

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