CONTRADA OF THE RAM - IDENTITY AND TERRITORY

Coat of Contrada of the Ram

Military Company of Borgo S. Maria  Military Company of S. Angelo a Montone  Military Company of Samoreci (S. Maurizio)

I N S I G N I A

Gold coat of arms, with rampant ram bearing imperial crown. In the upper left-hand quarter appears the letter U (Humbert I) in gold against a blue field, surmounted by a royal crown.

C O L O U R S

Red and yellow with white borders.

M O T T O

Under my blow, the great wall crumbles.

S I G N I F I C A N C E

Perseverance

M I L I T A R Y
C O M P A N I E S

Borgo S. Maria, S. Angelo a Montone e Samoreci (S. Maurizio).

G U I L D

Ligrittieri

O R A T O R Y

Church of the Holy Trinity, granted in perpetual use to the Contrada, which celebrates its mass there every Sunday.

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 the Good Counsel, celebrated 26 April.

H I S T O R I C A L   S E A T A N D   M U S E U M

Via di Valdimontone, 6 - tel. 0577/222590

C O N T R A D A
A S S O C I A T I O N

SOCIETA' CASTELMONTORIO - Piazza A. Manzoni, 6 - tel. 0577/49896

O F F I C I A L
W E B S I T E

www.valdimontone.it

B A P T I S M A L
F O N T

The baptism is celebrated in the Contrada's oratory on its feast day.

T W I N N E D

NO ONE

A L L I E S

THE WAVE

A D V E R S A R Y

THE SHELL (since 1952)

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

PE-PE-PEORO

M E M B E R   O F   T H E
R A M

Montonaiolo

L U C K Y   N U M B E R

90

C O N T R A D A ' S
A R E A

PONTE DI ROMANA

Official Flag of the Contrada of the Ram


THE PINK JACKET

The pink jacket of Contrada of the Ram

To distinguish himself from Contrada of the Snail jockey, the Ram horseman have worn pink jacket and breeches since 1834.

TERRITORY

from BANDO di Violante di Baviera (1729)

Territories of 17 Contrada

The two balls show: the Museum (the coat) , the Contrada Society (the other).

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