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Badge
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The Torre is obviously linked in name to the Mangia tower and the emblem itself also bears witness to the mighty elephants of Pirro and Hannibal.
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Symbol
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 An elephant draped in a red saddle-cloth with a white cross, standing on grass. On the back of the elephant is a tower flying a red pennant flag with a silver cross.
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Colors
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Crimson with pale blue and white arabesques.
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Motto
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Patrono Saint and feast day
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San Giacomo Maggiore Apostolo e Sant'Anna, 25 Luglio (celebrazione ultima domenica di luglio).
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Stable (horse house)
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Contrada Association
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Historical seat and museum
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Oratory
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Saint Giacomo church erected in via Salicotto by the Republic of Siena in memory of the victory against the armies of de' Medici and the Pope in the battle of Porta Camollia in 1526. The building was completed in 1530 and mass has been celebrated there since 1536.
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Website
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Baptismal font
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The Contrada's baptismal font is the work of sculptor Mauro Berrettini (1984); it replaced the one sulpted by Fausto Corsini in 1954.
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the NewsPaper
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Salicotto notizie (since 1971)
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Immagine tratta da "Le Contrade di Siena" di F.Rossi
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History
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The Torre is obviously linked in name to the Mangia tower and the emblem itself also bears witness to the mighty elephants of Pirro and Hannibal.
This symbol is almost identical to that found embossed on a silver plate of the Greek sovereigns of Battriana (now Russian territory dating back to 200 B.C.
Its Seat is in via Salicotto. Its Patron Saint is San Giacomo Maggiore.
The Church of San Giacomo was built in memory of the battle of Camollia (25th July 1526) won by the Sienese army against the soldiers of Clement VII and the city of Florence in which the men of the Company of Salicotto distinguished themselves. It contains valuable paintings of the XVth and XVIth centuries. In its museum there is a painting by Antonio Bazzi, nicknamed "il Sodoma" (1447-1549), which represents the redeemer carrying a cross. Permission for this painting was given by the community as a symbolic recompense for the silver stolen from the Contrada by the Napoleonic Government.
The bronze baptismal font by the sculptor Fausto Corsini (1954) is to become a museum piece and will be replaced by a more recent one.
One of the oldest records of the rivality between Oca and Torre dates back to 26th July 1671 while many others refer to relations between Onda and Torre.
Recently, the flags and other symbolic references of the Contrada concentrate on the reproduction of a sun with white and pale blue rays on a crimson background. In heraldic symbolism the sun signifies that the realm (in this case the Contrada) will exist for as long as the sun shines.
The "Società" is called "Elefante". The women of the "Società", known as the "Donne della stanzina" (literally women of the small room) are particularly active.
In the Seat of this Contrada there is a bell made from a canon captured by the men of Salicotto from the troops of the Duchy of the Medici in the above-mentioned battle of Camollia.
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