|
I N S I G N
I A |
Gold coat
of arms, with a caterpillar on a leafy branch,
surmounted by a crown. The chief part of emblem is
quartered red and argent, with a quartered cross in
argent and red.
The Contrada has the title "Noble" in recognition of
its having instituted a new Sienese government in 1371,
which was marked by greater popular representation (the
Monte del Popolo), and for the valor of its soldiers in
the battle of the Croce del Travaglio against Charles IV
of Bohemia (1369). |
|
C O L O U R
S |
Yellow and
green with cobalt blue stripes. |
|
M O T T O |
My name
stands for revolution. |
|
S I G N I F
I C A N C E |
Industriousness |
M I L I T A
R Y
C O M P A N I E S |
San Pietro
a Ovile di Sotto. |
|
G U I L D |
Silkweavers |
|
O R A T O R
Y |
It was
consecrated to the Name of Jesus, built in 1670 - Via
del Comune. |
P A T R O N O
S A I N T
A N D
F E A S T D A Y |
Madonna of
he Greatest Penitence, first Sunday in July. |
|
H I S T O R
I C A L S E A T A N D M U S E U
M |
Via del
Comune, 44 - tel. 0577.45842 |
C O N T R A D A
A S S O C I A T I O N |
L'ALBA -
Via del Comune, 44 - tel. 0577.286021 |
O F F I C I
A L
W E B S I T
E |
www.nobilcontradadelbruco.it |
B A P T I S
M A L
F O N T |
The
Contrada's baptismal font is the work of Lorenzo
Borgogni (1978). |
|
T W I N N E
D |
NO
ONE |
|
A L L I E S |
THE
PORCUPINE, THE SHELL AND THE TOWER. |
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A D V E R S
A R Y |
NO
ONE
- The
CATERPILLAR does not entertain official relations with
the GOOSE. |
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 |
BRU-BRU-BRUCO |
M E M B E R
O F T H E
C A T E R P I L L A R |
Brucaiolo |
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L U C K Y
N U M B E R |
45 |
C O N T R A
D A ' S
A R E A |
VIA DEL
COMUNE |
