San Sebastiano al Vesuvio

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SAN SEBASTIANO AL VESUVIO

Region: Campania
Province : Napoli

Official blazon
Italian	Di azzurro, al Vesuvio di verde, uscente dai fianchi e fondato in punta, con la vetta posta a sinistra, innevata di argento, infiammata di rosso, con il monte Somma posto a destra della detta vetta, esso Vesuvio caricato dalla fenice d'oro, linguata di rosso, allumata dello stesso, posta sulla sua immortalità di rosso, questa fondata in punta, la sommità della ala destra della fenice attraversante sull'azzurro. Ornamenti esteriori da Comune.
English	Sebastiano al Vesuvio No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 22, 1998.

The arms show the Vesuvius volcano in the background and a phoenix in front. The phoenix refers to the eruption of 1944, which destroyed over 75% of the village.

Literature: Image from http://www.araldicacivica.it

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