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City of Catania Flag

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City of Catania Flag

Red and blue: the flag of Catania

The flag of Catania is divided into two vertical halves, red at the hoist and blue at the fly. These are the two colours of the city's coat of arms, a red elephant on a blue shield, the same colours that the people of Catania simply call «rossazzurri». An essential flag, recognisable from afar, that needs no explanation in Catania.

The elephant and the letter A

The Comune's Statute describes the coat of arms like this: a shield with a blue background, topped by the Aragonese royal crown, with in the centre a purple-red elephant, in profile, with its trunk raised and ivory tusks. Above the elephant is a capital letter A, also red, and beneath the shield the legend «S.P.Q.C.». It is the symbol in which the whole city recognises itself.

The gonfalone with Saint Agatha

At ceremonies the Comune carries its gonfalone, banded in green, amaranth red and blue, embroidered in gold. In the centre is the coat of arms, with the elephant covered by a silver caparison and, above it, Saint Agatha armed with a sword and a shield. At the top the words «Città di Catania», at the sides the mottoes «Castigo rebelles» and «Invictos supero», and beneath the shield «Catania tutrix regum». The gonfalone was granted by a decree of 11 August 1934.

The city of its Saint

Saint Agatha is the patron saint of Catania, and her feast is the heart of the city's year. From 3 to 5 February the city stops: the offering of wax and the candelore, the Mass at dawn, the devotees in the white «sacco» and black cap who accompany the silver fercolo through the streets. On 5 February, the anniversary of her martyrdom, the procession lasts until the next morning. And on 17 August the city remembers the return of the relics from Constantinople, in 1126.

The colours of the stands

Red and blue are also the colours Catania cheers in. At the Angelo Massimino stadium the red and blue scarves and banners of Catania's fans fill the stands. It is the flag the people of Catania carry with them, at home and far from home.

Who chooses it

For anyone who is from Catania or has roots in the shadow of Etna, for families who emigrated and Sicilian associations around the world, for the Comune, the city's schools and associations, for the confraternities and devotees of Saint Agatha, for fans of Catania, for a rosticceria, a pastry shop or a shop selling Catanese products, for anyone who has visited Catania and wants to take a piece of it home. We sew it to order, in the size and fabric you choose above, and you see the delivery date before you pay.

Flag facts

Official name
Comune di Catania
Validity
Current
Years in use
unknown · period 1946–1999
Type
Civic
ISO code
IT-CT
Use
Not applicable
Proportions
2:3
Number of colours
2
Colour
BlueRed

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