São Torcato
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SÃO TORCATO
Municipality : Guimarães
District : Braga
| Portuguese | Escudo de prata, com uma mitra sobre uma cruz e um báculo passados em aspa, tudo de púrpura e realçado de negro, uma roda de fiar de vermelho, uma roda de indústria do mesmo e um escudete de azul besantado de prata, as quatro figuras alinhadas em cruz; planície ondada de azul carregada de uma burela ondada de prata. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro : " S. TORCATO - GUIMARÃES ". |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 28, 1998.
The mitre, cross and crosier refer to the local patron saint S. Torcato. The spinning wheel symbolises the historical importance of the flax culture and production of cloth. The region was famous for its linnen and the tradition is still kept alive.
The cogwheel symbolises the local industry. The small shield shows the legendary arms of Don Sancho, the founder of Portugal and symbolises the long history of the parish. The wavy base symbolise sthe Selho river.
Literature : image send by Sergio Horta
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