Motto:
"The higher the head , the greater the glory"."
Significance::
Elegance.
Military Companies::
San Pietro a Ovile di Sopra
Patron Saint
and Feast Day:
Virgin Mary of the Visitation, celebrated on the first Sunday of June
Oratory:
Church of the Suffrage, in the crypt of the Collegiate Church
of Provenzano. In 1969, the Giraffe was declared Moral Board of Canonical
Law
Historic Seat
and Museum:
Piazzetta della Giraffa,2
Contrada Association:
"Società della Giraffa", Via delle Vergini, 18
The title "Imperial"
was conferred by decree of Victor Emanuel III for the Contrada's victory
in the Palio of July 1936 which was dedicated to the Empire
The Giraffe is twinned
with the city of Grosseto
Baptismal Font::
The font is the work of Salvatore Bocci, with an element in
bronze by Pier Luigi Olla. It is located in Piazzetta della Giraffa..
Allied Contrade:
The
Owl, the Porcupine, the Panther
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