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"The official coat of arms of Carção includes a seven-branched candelabrum linked to the village’s Jewish and marrano memory."

The Coat of Arms of Carção is relevant to Jewish heritage because it includes a seven-branched candelabrum as an official heraldic element of the freguesia. In a village associated with New Christian and marrano memory, the symbol gives civic visibility to the Jewish dimension of local history.

The heraldic opinion of the Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses was issued on 16 July 2003. The coat of arms, flag, and seal were approved by the Assembleia de Freguesia de Carção on 28 December 2003, published in the Diário da República on 20 January 2004, and registered under no. 054/2004 on 22 March 2004.

The official blazon describes a red shield with a gold seven-branched candelabrum, highlighted in black. It also includes a gold shuttle with blue thread, placed between two wavy vertical bands of silver and blue. The shuttle refers to textile work, while the candelabrum became the official heraldic sign used to represent the Jewish and marrano memory of Carção from 2004 onward.

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Coat of Arms of Carção
Portugal / Bragança / History & Archaeology

Coat of Arms of Carção

"The official coat of arms of Carção includes a seven-branched candelabrum linked to the village’s Jewish and marrano memory."

Location
Loteamento de São Roque, N.º 1, 5230-131 Carção, Vimioso, Portugal

The Coat of Arms of Carção is relevant to Jewish heritage because it includes a seven-branched candelabrum as an official heraldic element of the freguesia. In a village associated with New Christian and marrano memory, the symbol gives civic visibility to the Jewish dimension of local history.

The heraldic opinion of the Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses was issued on 16 July 2003. The coat of arms, flag, and seal were approved by the Assembleia de Freguesia de Carção on 28 December 2003, published in the Diário da República on 20 January 2004, and registered under no. 054/2004 on 22 March 2004.

The official blazon describes a red shield with a gold seven-branched candelabrum, highlighted in black. It also includes a gold shuttle with blue thread, placed between two wavy vertical bands of silver and blue. The shuttle refers to textile work, while the candelabrum became the official heraldic sign used to represent the Jewish and marrano memory of Carção from 2004 onward.

Timeline

  • 16 July 2003 The heraldic opinion was issued by the Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses.
  • 28 December 2003 The Assembleia de Freguesia de Carção approved the coat of arms, flag, and seal.
  • 30 December 2003 The edital was signed by the president of the Junta de Freguesia de Carção, Domingos Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes.
  • 20 January 2004 The heraldic ordinance was published in the Diário da República, III Série, no. 16.
  • 22 March 2004 The coat of arms, flag, and seal were registered under no. 054/2004.

Sources & Bibliography

  1. HERÁLDICA CÍVICA PORTUGUESA. Heráldica da Freguesia de Carção - Município de Vimioso. Ano: n.d. https://www.heraldicacivica.pt/vms-carcao.html
  2. JUNTA DE FREGUESIA DE CARÇÃO. Heráldica. Local: Carção. Editora: Junta de Freguesia de Carção. Ano: n.d. https://www.jf-carcao.pt/freguesia/heraldica
  3. DIREÇÃO-GERAL DAS AUTARQUIAS LOCAIS. Carção (VIMIOSO). Editora: Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais. Ano: n.d. https://portalautarquico.dgal.gov.pt/pt-PT/entidades-locais/freguesias/carcao--vimioso-

Additional Information

Official website: https://www.jf-carcao.pt
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +351 273 511 265
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Freguesia-de-Caro-100069891266376
Pin reference: The coordinates refer to the official parish entity/address, not to a separate historic Jewish building.

Article researched and curated by Jew Where.

The Jew Where project is collaborative. Do you have additional information, found an inaccuracy, or have historical photos of this location? Contact our team.