Genius of Garraffo

Genius of Garraffo, called in Sicilian Palermu lu grandi (Palermo the great) to distinguish it from the smaller one of Palazzo Pretorio. The sculpture was made by Pietro de Bonitate at the end of the XNUMXth century. It is located in the Vucciria, in the central niche of the aedicule built by Paolo Amato in the XNUMXth century. Not to be confused with the Garraffo Fountain or the Garraffello Fountain.

Well connected to the Myth of the Genius of Palermo (genius loci of the city) included in the Register IWB of the Sicily Region (Places of Identity and Memory): see the detailed sheet:  Myth of the Genius of Palermo (genius loci of the city)

Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero

Photo: web

Information contributions: Web, Region of Sicily

Property included in the Multimedia Archive of Esoteric Cultural Heritage

The property has been recognised as having characteristics attributable to theCultural Esotericism. Group belonging: B

Methodological note: 

The assets entered in the archive are divided into three groups, based on their level of recognition and documentation:

• Group A – Well signposted: This includes cultural assets identified as potentially esoteric. This is an initial observation phase, during which the asset is studied, compared with sources, and critically evaluated.
• Group B – Recognized asset: It includes assets for which there are reliable studies and documentation attesting to their belonging to the Esoteric Cultural Heritage, but which are not yet accompanied by the complete esoteric profile.
• Group C – Well documented: It contains fully recognized and analyzed items, accompanied by a detailed esoteric description illustrating their symbolic meanings, interpretations, and historical-cultural context. This is the most advanced level of documentation within the archive.

To ensure rigor and interpretative consistency, the archive is based on a rigorous methodology aimed at avoiding the indiscriminate inclusion of cultural assets. To this end, specific criteria are adopted: recognition tools and a classification system, illustrated in the project Archive of Cultural Esotericism, described on the external site Experiential itineraries, to which we refer for further methodological information.