Parceiros da Igreja

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PARCEIROS DA IGREJA

Municipality : Torres Novas
District : Santarém

Official blazon:
Escudo de vermelho, um lábaro de S. João Baptista em pala, de prata com cruz firmada de vermelho, entre dois ramos de oliveira de ouro frutados de negro; em chefe, coroa aberta de ouro. Coroa mural de três torres de prata. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: " PARCEIROS DE IGREJA ".

Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on October 24, 1994.

The crown and the banner refer to the local patron saints, Our Lady of the Clouds (crown) and St. John (banner). The olive branches refer to the cultivation of olives in the parish.

Literature : image send by Sergio Horta