Last modified: 2014-11-29 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: ribeira de frades | sao martinho do bispo | column | star(5-point) | mitre | ostensory | corn(cob) | pine(cone) | bar(wavy) |
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São Martinho do Bispo e Ribeira de Frades United Commune was established in January 2013, when the independent former communes of Ribeira de Frades and São Martinho do Bispo merged.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Nov 2014
![[Ribeira de Frades commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-cbrmf-rf.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field (village rank).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2014
![[Ribeira de Frades commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-cbrmf-rf).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 25 July 2004
The arms are Vert upon base wavy of Argent and Azure in centre a column Or (like standing alongside a pilgimage's way), in central chief a 5-point star Argent. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "RIBEIRA DE FRADES"
Meaning:
The base wavy is probably symbolizing Mondego River (because "ribeira" means "river bank")
Source: I spotted this flag on 27 September 2013 in the town hall of Coimbra.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2014
Flag and coat of arms were approved on 14 December 2001, published in Diário da República: III Série.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2014
Ribeira de Frades was one of the 31 pre-2013 communes of Coimbra Municipality (q.v.); it had 1902 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5,93 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2014
![[São Martinho do Bispo commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-cbrmf-mb.gif)
2:3 image by Cláudia Carvalho, 3 Oct 2006
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow background (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Oct 2006
![[São Martinho do Bispo commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-cbrmf-mb).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Nov 2008
The coat of arms is vert an ostensory (a device to hold and display the holy bread, used in Catholic -and other Christian- rite) argent nimbed or flanked by a cob of corn at dexter of the latter and a parasol pine cone at sinister of the same in chief a bishop's mitre or stuffed gules and in base a wavy bar argent charged with a wavy barrulet azure. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "S. MARTINHO DO BISPO".
Meaning:
"São Martinho do Bispo" means "Saint Martin of the Bishop", which is (partly) reflected in the arms, as are the inevitable local agricultural produce and local river (Mondego). This coat of arms, with a number of small objects arrayed on a plain shield is an example of the typical "jewelry box" heraldry favoured by most people doing civic heraldry in Portugal these days (those how know better either don't care or ar too polite to protest).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Oct 2006
Coat of arms and flag approved by law and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 28 June 2000.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Oct 2006
São Martinho do Bispo was one of the 31 pre-2013 communes of Coimbra Municipality (q.v.); it had 14 246 inhabitants in 2000, covering 16,96 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Oct 2006
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