São João Baptista Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São João Baptista, Concelho de Campo Maior, Distrito de Portale

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• São João Baptista Commune
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• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of São João Baptista

• Campo Maior Municipality
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São João Baptista Commune

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2017

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, a labarum, consisting of a white flag with a throughout red cross, fixed at a sinister bendy cross staff Or; in chief an inescutcheon Argent, charged with five quinas ordered per cross; surrounded by five fragments of a chain Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "S. JOÃO BAPTISTA - CAMPO MAIOR".
Meaning:
The labarum is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, name giver of the commune.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 30 January 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2017

Presentation of São João Baptista

São João Baptista is one of the three communes of the Campo Maior municipality; it had 3895 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 106,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2017

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