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Campo de Ourique Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Campo de Ourique, Concelho de Lisboa, Distrito de Lisboa

Last modified: 2014-12-12 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: campo de ourique | santa isabel(lisboa) | santo condestavel | inescutcheon | roses(semy) | cross(christ knights) | windmill(sails) | book | roof tile |
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[ logo] 2:3 image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Dec 2014
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Introduction of Campo de Ourique

Campo de Ourique was established in 2012, when the former independent communes of Santa Isabel and Santo Condestável merged.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Dec 2014

Former Santa Isabel Commune

Santa Isabel Flag (until 2012)

[Santa Isabel commune (Lisboa) (until 2012)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Dec 2014

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Dec 2014

Coat of arms

[Santa Isabel commune (Lisboa) CoA (until 2012)] image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Dec 2014

Shield Azure semy of heraldic roses Argent seeded Gules and barbed Or, in the centre an inescutcheon Or charged with four pallets Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "SANTA ISABEL - LISBOA" in black upper case letters.
Meaning:
The whole ensemble is alluding to the Aragonese Queen St. Isabel. The inescutcheon is that one of the Aragonese Kingdom and the the roses are alluding to a miracle of the saint, changing bread into roses.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Dec 2014

Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 6 February 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Dec 2014

Presentation of Santa Isabel

Santa Isabel was one of the 53 pre-2012 communes of Lisboa Municipality. It had 6875 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 0,63 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Dec 2014

Former Santo Condestável Commune

Santo Condestável Flag (until 2012)

[Santo Condestável commune (Lisboa) (until 2012)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Dec 2014

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Dec 2014

Coat of arms

[Santo Condestável commune (Lisboa) CoA (until 2012)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Dec 2014

Shield Gules, an open book and a roo ftil, all in Or garnished Sable and ordered per fess, in central chief a voided cross fleury Argent, in base a set of windmill sails rigged Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SANTO CONDESTÁVEL - LISBOA".
Meaning:
The cross in chief refers to the Christ Knights' Order.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Dec 2014

Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 16 February 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Dec 2014

Presentation of Santo Condestável

Santo Condestável was one of the 53 pre-2012 communes of Lisboa Municipality. It had 15 257 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,03 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Dec 2014

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