|
I N S I G N
I A |
Argent coat
of arms. An armored porcupine standing on a tuft of
grass, bearing a crown surmounted by two red Cyprus
roses, a blue Savoy knot, and the octagonal cross of the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta, in white on a red
field.
The Contrada was conferred the title "Sovereign" in 1980
by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which had its
headquarters in the Camollia quarter since 14th century. |
|
C O L O U R
S |
White with
black, red and cobalt blue stripes. |
|
M O T T O |
Only in
defense will I use my spines to wound. |
|
S I G N I F
I C A N C E |
Astuteness |
M I L I T A
R Y
C O M P A N I E S |
Santo
Stefano, San Vincenzo, la Magione, San Bartolomeo. |
|
G U I L D |
Blacksmiths |
|
O R A T O R
Y |
Via
Camollia, formerly the church of Sts. Vincent and
Anastasius (1144). |
P A T R O N O
S A I N T
A N D
F E A S T D A Y |
St.
Bartholomew Apostle, 24 August. |
|
H I S T O R
I C A L S E A T A N D M U S E U
M |
Via
Camollia, 89 - tel. 0577.48495 / 0577.43330 |
C O N T R A D A
A S S O C I A T I O N |
SOCIETA'
IL LEONE -
Via Camollia, 209 - tel. 0577.47347 |
O F F I C I
A L
W E B S I T
E |
www.istrice.org |
B A P T I S
M A L
F O N T |
The
Contrada's baptismal font is the work of Vico Consorti
(1962). It is located in Via Malta. |
|
T W I N N E
D |
PERUGIA |
|
A L L I E S |
THE
CATERPILLAR, THE SNAIL, THE
OWL AND THE GIRAFFE. |
|
A D V E R S
A R Y |
THE
SHE-WOLF
(since 1934) |
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 |
I-I-ISTRICE |
M E M B E R
O F T H E
P O R C U P I N E |
Istriciaiolo |
|
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 |
CAMOLLIA |
