Motto:
"Clangit ad arma."
Significance:
Wariness
Military Companies::
Sant'Antonio, San Pellegrino
Patron Saint
and Feast Day:
St Catherine of Siena, 29 April. The Contrada celebrates her during
the month of May
Oratory:
Built between 1464 and 1474 by the residents of the Fontebranda quarter,
on the ground floor of the house where St Catherine was born in 1347.
Historic Seat
and Museum:
Vicolo del Tiratoio, 13
Contrada Association:
"Trieste", Via Santa Caterina, 55
The Contrada was given
the title "Noble" in recognition of the valor its soldiers
showed in the battles of Montemaggio (1145) and Montaperti (1260)
after which it was award the title of preceptor, and in the war of
Siena (1552-1555), as well as for having built at its own expense
the Bottini acqueduct.
Baptismal Font:
The Contrada baptism takes place the Fontebranda Fountains (12th-13th
century) located in Via Fontebranda
The Goose is
twinned with the city of Trieste
Allied Contrade:
None
Adversary:
The Tower
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