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Santiago Maior Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Santiago Maior, Concelho de Alandroal, Distrito de Évora

Last modified: 2024-05-25 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: santiago maior(alandroal) | scallop | wheat(ear) | olive(branch) |
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[Santiago Maior (Alandroal) commune flag] 2:3, image by Valentin Poposki and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2022
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Santiago Maior Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 May 2024

Coat of Arms

[Santiago Maior (Alandroal) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 31 Jan 2017

Shield Or semy of alternating wheat ears Vert and olive branches Vert fruited Sable, in centre a scallop Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SANTIAGO MAIOR - ALANDROAL".
Meaning:
The scallop is an attribute of St. James the Elder, name giver of the commune and local patron saint.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 1 July 2006
António Martins-Tuválkin,

Flag in Use

[Santiago Maior (Alandroal) flag in use] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 May 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: local facebook page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 May 2024

Coat of Arms in Use


[Santiago Maior (Alandroal) CoA in use] image located by Valentin Poposki, 12 Feb 2022

Shield Or an olive branch Vert fruited maron in bend superimposed by a wheat Ear Vert in bend sinister, on middle base point a scallop Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SANTIAGO MAIOR - ALANDROAL".
Meaning:
The scallop is an attribute of St. James the Elder, name giver of the commune and local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin,

Presentation of Santiago Maior

Santiago Maior Commune is one of the four communes of Alandroal Municipality; it had 2205 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 113,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2017


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