|
I N S I G N
I A |
Argent coat
of arms, with giraffe led by a blackamoor in Turkish
costume, surmounted by a ribbon inscribed with the
motto: UMBERTUS I DEDIT.
The title "Imperial" was conferred by decree of Victor
Emanuel III for the Contrada's victory in the Palio of
July 1936. |
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C O L O U R
S |
Red and
white. |
|
M O T T O |
The higher
the head, the greater the glory. |
|
S I G N I F
I C A N C E |
Elegance |
M I L I T A
R Y
C O M P A N I E S |
San Pietro
a Ovile di Sopra |
|
G U I L D |
Painters |
|
O R A T O R
Y |
Church of
the Suffrage, in the crypt of the Collegiate Church of
Provenzano. In 1969 the Giraffe was recognized as an
institution of canon law. |
P A T R O N O
S A I N T
A N D
F E A S T D A Y |
Virgin Mary
of the Visitation, celebrated on the first Sunday of
June. |
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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 |
Piazzetta
della Giraffa, 2 - tel. 0577/287091 |
C O N T R A D A
A S S O C I A T I O N |
SOCIETA'
DELLA GIRAFFA -
Via delle Vergini, 18 - tel. 0577/207091 |
O F F I C I
A L
W E B S I T
E |
www.contradadellagiraffa.it |
B A P T I S
M A L
F O N T |
The work of
Salvatore Bocci, with an element in bronze by Pier Luigi
Olla. It is located in Via delle Vergini. |
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T W I N N E
D |
GROSSETO |
|
A L L I E S |
THE OWL , THE PORCUPINE
AND THE PANTHER. |
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A D V E R S
A R Y |
NO ONE |
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 |
GI-GI-RAFFE |
M E M B E R
O F T H E
G I R A F F E |
Giraffino |
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L U C K Y
N U M B E R |
19 |
C O N T R A
D A ' S
A R E A |
PROVENZANO |
