São Bento do Mato Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São Bento do Mato, Concelho de Évora, Distrito de Évora

Last modified: 2016-02-27 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: sao bento do mato | cork oak(bark) | chalice | thorn(branch) |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of São Bento do Mato

• Évora Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2016

Shield Argent, two pieces of a cork oak's bark Vert inside Gules and ordered per fess, in chief a chalice Azure surrounded by a thorn branch Vert, in base a fessy peeler Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "S. BENTO DO MATO".
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2016

Presentation of São Bento do Mato

São Bento do Mato Commune is one of the 12 communes of the Évora municipality (q.v.); it had 1151 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 66.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2016

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