Encarnação (Lisboa)

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ENCARNAÇÃO

Municipality : Lisboa
District : Lisboa

Official blazon

Escudo de prata, duas trompetas de negro, realçadas do primeiro, passadas em aspa e atadas por um cordão de verde; em ponto de honra, um livro de ouro, realçado de púrpura, carregado de cinco escudetes de azul, postos em cruz, cada um carregado de cinco besantes de prata e envolvido por dois ramos de louro de verde frutados de ouro; em ponta, um búzio de púrpura realçado de prata. Coroa mural de três torres de prata. Listel branco com a legenda em maiúsculas a negro : “ ENCARNAÇÃO – LISBOA “. |- |English | (Lisboa) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |}

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 24, 1994.

The two trumpets in the arms are a symbol (herald) of the daily newspaper that is printed in the parish. The book is a symbol of the famous author Luís de Camões who originated from the parish.

The purple conch is a symbol for the people of the parish and the sound of the sea.