Motto:
"My name stands for revolution.."
Significance::
Industriousness
Military Companies::
San Pietro a Ovile di Sotto
Patron Saint
and Feast Day:
Madonna of the Greates Penitence, first Sunday in July
Oratory:
In Via del Comune, built in 1680, it is dedicated to the Holy Name
of Jesus.
Historic Seat
and Museum:
Via del Comune, 44
Contrada Association:
"L'Alba", Via del Comune, 44
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)
Baptismal Font::
The work of Lorenzo Borgogni (1978), the font is part of a sculpture
by Angelo Canevari depicting Barbicone, the legendary leader of the
Caterpillar. It is located in front of the top of Vicolo degli Orbachi
Allied Contrade:
The
Snail, the Porcupine, the Unicorn, the Shell, the Tower.