Giovanni Falcone
The Places in question are included in the "Regional Map of Places of Identity and Memory" (LIM) established by the Region of Sicily with DA n. 8410 of 03/12/2009
The sector of reference is that relating to the "Places of Historical and Cultural Personalities, section Places of Anti-Mafia Personalities, de: I Places by Giovanni Falcone,
The places included in the IWB:
Birthplace, via Castrofilippo 1, Palermo
Giovanni Falcone was born in Palermo on May 18, 1939 in via Castrofilippo 1, in a house, later demolished in 1959, overlooking Piazza Magione, in the heart of the ancient Kalsa district, "with its sumptuous and elegant buildings, palm trees and that atmosphere that every moment brought back to the Arab origins of the neighborhood …… .Not far from there lived some of the most bloodthirsty bosses that he would have pursued during his career as a magistrate ”(Maria Falcone, 2012). The house where he was born, decorated with frescoes and tapestries on the walls, belonged to Pietro Bonanno, his grandmother's brother, beloved mayor of Palermo from 1904 until the day of his untimely death, in 1905. "He had been Councilor for Public Works and the city for longer she was always very grateful to him, so much so that she dedicated streets and villas to him ... ... Among other things, she had made the way to the sanctuary of Santa Rosolia passable, completed the Teatro Massimo, opened the baths in the sea for the poor and carried out projects for the construction of a hospital… .. This uncle was therefore a model and a reason for family pride ”(Maria Falcone, 2012). His father Arturo, mutilated by war, was the director of the Provincial Chemical Laboratory, his mother, Luisa Bentivegna, was the daughter of a well-known gynecologist in the city. Stefania, paternal aunt, was a talented musician. Aunt Carmela is a talented painter. The family context sensitive to cultural and civil values decisively influenced the formation of the young Falcone.
National Boarding School, Piazza Sett'Angeli, 3 Palermo
Little Giovanni attended elementary school at the National Boarding School, in a majestic school building from the second half of the 600s, opposite the apses of the Cathedral.
An excellent report card by the student Falcone, found by a former pupil, Valeria Giarrusso, in the archives of the Institute in 1998 (subsequently delivered as a gift to the UN Secretary General), inspired the story "My match" by Giuseppe Cadili, from which the film "Convitto Falcone" was taken (directed by Pasquale Scimeca, presented in 2012 at the Venice Film Festival)
The Institute, formerly named after King Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, was dedicated to Judge Falcone in 1999. The happy discovery of the report card and the naming of the school stimulate students to practice values and ideals that emanate from the life of the magistrate and also fully express the IWB dictates.
Campetto of the Oratory of the Discalced Carmelites at Kalsa - Palermo
In the years of Giovanni Falcone's youth “… .. oratories were important meeting places for children. There they could play, try new sports, be outdoors. So it was that at the age of thirteen my brother learned to play football and during one of the many games he met a new friend, younger than only 6 months: Paolo Borsellino with whom he would have found himself on the benches of the University (Maria Falcone, 2012) . Falcone established a special partnership with Paolo Borsellino during the years of their professional activity, ultimately united by the same tragic destiny and an exemplary legacy that is still vivid today.
Palermo, Giovanni Verga Institute, Umberto I Classical High School, Faculty of Law of the University of Palermo
they are the places where the young Falcone trained, not only in school, who successfully attended middle and high schools and graduated in law with a thesis in administrative law.
The Judicial Offices of Lentini (1965-1966), Trapani (1966-1979) and Palermo (1979-1991)
where he carried out his professional activity with assiduous commitment.
Villa dell'Addaura - Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo - Palermo
On 21 June 1989, near the villa all'Addaura where he was on vacation, Falcone escapes a bomb attack.
"Cosa Nostra realized almost immediately the danger represented by Giovanni Falcone: an investigating magistrate who embodied and proposed a model of capable investigator, professionally equipped, respectful of the rules ... .." (Sergio Lari, Public Prosecutor of Caltanissetta, 2012 ).
The Falcone Tree - Via Notarbartolo, 23 Palermo
Already included in attachment 1 of DA 8410 dated 3.12.2009, the Ficus macrophylla stands majestically in front of the home of Giovanni and Francesca Falcone.
Immediately after the massacre, messages, drawings, poems were posted on his trunk, with a feeling of spontaneous participation that continues with unchanged intensity.
“Even today, twenty years later, this tree is always full of tickets and represents the symbol of the rebirth of Palermo society. It is around this tree that young people from all over Italy gather every year to remember the sacrifice of Giovanni, Francesca, Antonio, Vito and Rocco and also to testify their desire to continue to carry out their ideas…. ... it is not only the day of remembrance, but the goal, the point of arrival, the embrace of a country that works all year to not forget ". (Maria Falcone 2012)
In front of the Falcone Tree the path of the boys who arrive with the ship of legality ends,
“An initiative that allows young people to meet with representatives of the institutions on the issues of legality on each anniversary of the Capaci massacre” (Francesca Barra, 2012).
Commemorative monument - Isola delle Femmine
Along the A29 motorway, near the Capaci junction, a few kilometers from Palermo, a stele commemorates the attack on Judge Falcone, his wife Francesca Morvillo and the escort agents, Rocco Dicillo, Antonio Montinaro and Vito Schifani.
Church of San Domenico - Palermo
Since the mid-nineteenth century, the Church of San Domenico has been used as a Pantheon for illustrious Sicilians. On 23 June 2015, with a solemn ceremony, the body of Judge Giovanni Falcone was transferred there.
Text source: DA n. 10 of 23/05 2016
download decree: The_places_of_Giovanni_Falcone
Summary list:
Birthplace, via Castrofilippo 1, Palermo
National Boarding School, Piazza Sett'Angeli, 3 Palermo
Campetto of the Oratory of the Discalced Carmelites at Kalsa - Palermo
Palermo: Giovanni Verga Institute, Umberto I Classical High School, Faculty of Law of the University of Palermo
The Judicial Offices of Lentini (1965-1966), Trapani (1966-1979) and Palermo (1979-1991)
Villa dell'Addaura - Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo - Palermo
The Falcone Tree - Via Notarbartolo, 23 Palermo
Commemorative monument - Isola delle Femmine
Church of San Domenico - Palermo
Card insertion: Ignatius Caloggero
Photo: web
Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero, Web
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