The Prior Contrada of the Owl "Civetta"

Coat of Arms: Party crest of black and red. An owl seen frontally with two small cobalt blue crests charged with the initials U and M (Humbert I and Margaret of Savoy)

 










Colors: Black and red with white stripes.










Motto: "I see in the night."

Significance:: Astuteness.

Military Companies:: San Vigilio, San Pietro in Banchi, San Cristoforo

Patron Saint and Feast Day: St Anthony of Padua, 13 July.

Oratory: Built in 1930 within the castle of the Ugurgieri, Via Cecco Angiolieri, and consacrated after Word War II

Historic Seat and Museum: Castellare degli Ugurgieri, 5

Contrada Association: "Cecco Angiolieri", Vicolo del Vento, 8

The Owl was conferred the title of "Prior" in recognition of its hosted the first meeting of the Magistrates of the seventeen Contrade, which convenes to discuss issues of common interest

Baptismal Font:: The font is the work of sculptor Adolfo Micheli (1963). It is situated inside the historical seat, in a niche decorated by the students of the Scuola Artigiana di Motta di Livenza (Treviso)

Allied Contrade: The Eagle, the Porcupine, the Giraffe, the Panther.

Adversary: The Unicorn

 

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