image by Aristobulo Lima,
15 November 2014 
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image by Aristobulo Lima,
15 November 2014
The flag of the small municipality of Monte das Gameleiras, State
of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 5,746 inhabitants, is red with a centred blue
cross edged in white, with the municipal arms centred on a white lozenge.
Aristobulo Lima,
15 November 2014
The municipality of Serra de São Bento (5,746 inhabitants in 2010; 9,664 ha)
is located 130 km south-west of Natal, on the border with Paraíba. The
municipality was established by Law No. 2,337 of 31 December 1958, separating
from Nova Cruz. The municipality (lit., St. Benedict's Mountain) is named for
St. Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-542; canonized in 1220 by Pope Honorius III),
whose Rule was the foundational document for thousands of
religious
communities in the Middle Ages.
The municipal symbols are prescribed in
Article 3 of the Municipal Constitution, adopted in March 1996, as "the flag,
the coat of arms and the anthem".
http://www.camaradeserradesaobento.com.br/images/legislacao/5/lei-organica1400095088.pdf
- Municipal constitution
The flag of Serra de São Bento is red with a
blue cross fimbriated white. In the middle is placed a blue lozenge charged with
the municipal coat of arms.
http://erinilsoncunha.blogspot.fr/2011/12/feliz-aniversario-para-nossa-serra-de.html
- Erinilson Cunha's blog [source of the image, too]
Photo (Municipal
Council):
http://www.camaradeserradesaobento.com.br/noticias/vereadores-nao-comparecem-a-sessao-da-camara-de-serra-de-sao-bento-e-projetos-importantes-deixam-de-ser-votados.html
The coat of arms in today's use is slightly different from the one
represented on the flag, differing mostly by the depiction of the mural crown
and of the plants that support the shield.
Ivan Sache, 27 December
2014
