Santo António dos Cavaleiros e Frielas Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Santo António dos Cavaleiros e Frielas, Concelho de Loures, Distrito de Lisboa

Last modified: 2014-08-30 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: santo antonio dos cavaleiros | cross(st anthony) | acorn | inescutcheon |
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• Former Santo António dos Cavaleiros Commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Santo António dos Cavaleiros

• Loures Municipality
• Portugal

Former Santo António dos Cavaleiros Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and red .
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Oct 1998

The arms a Argent, a Greek cross Gules with three acorns vert fruited Or at each arm, in centre superimposed by an inescutcheon Argent charged with three throughout fesses Gules and three throughout pales Gules. Mural crown with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SANTO ANTÓNIO DOS CAVALEIROS".
Meaning:
The cross with the acorns is the cross of St. Anthony, the patron of the town, and the inescutcheon is the arms of the previous noble landlords.
António Martins-Tuválkin and João Madureira, 7 Oct 1998

Flag and arms were approved on 22 June 1995.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Oct 1998

Presentation of Santo António dos Cavaleiros

municipality communes covering 567,31 km². part of , traditional province ,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Oct 1998

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