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São João Baptista Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São João Baptista, Concelho de Tomar, Distrito de Santarém

Last modified: 2014-08-15 by klaus-michael schneider
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[São João Baptista (Tomar) commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 23 Oct 2001
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field (village rank).
Sérgio Horta, 23 Oct 2001

Coat of arms

[São João Baptista (Tomar) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 26 Oct 2001

Gules field, argent Paschal Lamb; argent chief, charged with a gules cross patty (cross patty) and a gules cross voided argent . Argent 3 towers mural crown (village rank). White scroll reading in black upper case letters "S. JOÃO BAPTISTA - TOMAR".
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb is representing St. John the Baptist. The crosses allude to the Order of The Templars and the Order of Christ Knights.
Sérgio Horta, 23 Oct 2001

Published on Diário da República (the official journal), on 17/01/1994 —
Sérgio Horta, 23 Oct 2001

Presentation of São João Baptista

São João Baptista is one of the 16 communes of Tomar Municipality covering 13,05 km². It had 5593 inhabitants in 2011.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2014

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