Contrada della Pantera

Argent Coat of Arms, with rampant panther in natural colors. In the upper left-hand quarter appears the initial U (Humbert I) on a white and blue background.







Colors: Red and blue with white borders








 

Mottoes: "The Panther roared and the people stirred." / "My pounce knocks down all obstacles."

Significance: Audacity

Military Companies:: Stalloreggi di Dentro, Stalloreggi di Fuori

Patron Saint and Feast Day: St John the Baptist Beheaded, 29 August

Oratory: The Contrada currently uses the church of the Carmel in Pian de' Mantellini, officiated by the Carmelites and linked to their friary.

Historic Seat and Museum: Via San Quirico, 26

Contrada Association: "Due Porte", Via San Quirico, 20

Baptismal Font: Work in bronze by sculptor Giulio Corsini (1977). The Contrada motto is inscribed on the travertine base. It is located in Piazza del Conte.

The Panther is twinned with the city of Lucca

Allied Contrade: The Snail, the Owl, the Giraffe, the Unicorn

Adversary: The Eagle

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