The Sovereignl Contrada of the Porcupine "Istrice"

Argent Coat of Arms. A 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

 










Colors: White with black, red and cobalt blue stripes










Motto: "Only in defense do I use my quills to wound"."

Significance: Sharpness

Military Companies:: Santo Stefano, San Vincenzo, la Magione, San Bartolomeo

Patron Saint and Feast Day: St Bartholomew, 24 August

Oratory: Via Camollia, formerly the Church of Sts Vincent and Anastasius (1144). Following numerous restorations and alterations, the Church was granted in perpetual use to the members of the Porcupine in 1849.

Historic Seat and Museum: Via Camollia, 89

Contrada Association: "Il Leone", Via Camollia, 209

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 the 14th century

The Porcupine is twinned with the city of Perugia

Baptismal Font:: The font is the work of Vico Consorti (1962). It bears the motto of the Contrada and is located in Via Malta

Allied Contrade: The Caterpillar, the Snail, theOwn, the Giraffe

Adversary: The She-Wolf

 

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