|
I N S I G N
I A |
Gold coat
of arms, a black, two-headed eagle surmounted by
imperial crown, grasping in its talons a scepter, a
sword, and an imperial globe; the whole set against a
radiant golden sun charged with the initials UI (Humbert
I).
The Contrada has the title "Noble" in recognition of the
magnificent reception it grave for Charles V of Hapsburg
when he visited Siena in 1536. |
|
C O L O U R
S |
Yellow with
black and cobalt blue stripes. |
|
M O T T O |
The beak,
The talon and the wing of the eagle. |
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S I G N I F
I C A N C E |
Combativeness |
M I L I T A
R Y
C O M P A N I E S |
San Pietro
in Castelvecchio, Casato di Sopra, Aldobrandino del
Mancino. |
|
G U I L D |
Notaries |
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O R A T O R
Y |
Church of
St. John the Baptist, in Via del Casato. Formerly
belonging to the Congregazione dei Tredicini, the church
was designed by Flaminio del Turco and granted to the
Contrada in 1788. |
P A T R O N O
S A I N T
A N D
F E A S T D A Y |
The Holy
Name of Mary, 12 September. |
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H I S T O R
I C A L S E A T A N D M U S E U
M |
Casato di
Sotto, 82-88 - tel. 0577.288086 |
C O N T R A D A
A S S O C I A T I O N |
IL ROSTRO -
Vicolo del Verchione, 6 - tel. 0577.44749 |
O F F I C I
A L
W E B S I T E |
www.contradadellaquila.com |
B A P T I S
M A L
F O N T |
The
Contrada's baptismal font is the work of sculptor Bruno Buracchini (1963). |
|
T W I N N E
D |
L' AQUILA -
LA VALLETTA (MALTA) |
|
A L L I E S |
THE
OWL a n d THE DRAGON |
|
A D V E R S
A R Y |
THE PANTHER ( since 1947 ) |
R A L L Y I
N G C H E E R
A N D I D E N T I F Y I N G
C R Y |
A-A-AQUILA |
M E M B E R
O F T H E
E A G L E |
Aquilino |
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L U C K Y
N U M B E R |
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C O N T R A
D A ' S
A R E A |
CASATO |
