The Captain Contrada of the Wave "Onda"


Argent Coat of Arms, with a dolphin surmounted by a crown and swimming in a blue sea









Colori: White and azure










 

Motto: "The color of the sky, the might of the sea."

Significance: Bliss

Military Companies:: Casato di Sotto, San Salvatore

Patron Saint and Feast Day: Our Lady of the Visitation, 2 July

Oratory: The 16th-century church, attributed to Baldassarre Peruzzi, stands at the Arch of St Joseph, and was granted to the Contrada by edict of Grand Duke Peter Leopold II in 1787.

Historic Seat and Museum: Via Giovanni Duprè 111

Contrada Association: "Giovanni Duprè", Vicolo San Salvatore, 24

Baptismal Font: The font was designed by Algero Rosi. The insignia on it were made by Vittorio Conti. The bronze sculptures are by Alfonso Buoninsegni (1972). It is located in front of the oratory at the beginning of Via Fontanella.

The Wave  is twinned with the town of Talamone

Allied Contrade: The Shell, the Tortoise, the Ram

Adversary: The Tower

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