Chiaramonte Palace (Steri) 

Marina Square. Begun in the early 1517th century, it was the great home of Manfredi Chiaramonte. From the beginning of the 1600th century to 1782 it was the residence of the Spanish Viceroys, then the seat of the Royal Customs Office and, from XNUMX to XNUMX, it housed the court of the Inquisition. Restored in the XNUMXs by the architect Carlo Scarpa and other Palermo architects, it is now the seat of the Rectorate of the University of Palermo. Inside the palace there is also the famous painting by Renato Guttuso la Vucciria.

Property bound under the law 1089/1939 (DM of 08.07.60)

Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero) 

Photo: Ignazio Caloggero

Information contributions: Web, Region of Sicily

Property included in the Multimedia Archive of Esoteric Cultural Heritage

The property has been recognised as a property that could present characteristics attributable to theCultural EsotericismGroup belonging: A

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.