On September 21, 2022, three Graphology students completed their graduation exams with the Graphology Department at the Seraphicum College in Rome. The new graduates are Felice DI MAIOLO, Serena GIACOBONE and Friar José A. SUÁREZ ALEMÁN from the Provincial Custody of Our Lady of Coromoto in Venezuela.

Felice DI MAIOLO wrote his thesis on graphology in developmental age. Dr. Loredana MORETTI was his supervisor and Dr. Nadia BUONANNO his co-supervisor. The title of his thesis was: “Signs of Distress in Graphic Production in Developmental Age: Two Realities in Comparison.” His paper was developed by comparing the handwriting of two classes of fourth graders in different elementary schools, one class from Nettuno, Italy and another from Codogno, Italy. His findings showed greater distress in graphic production among the children of Codogno, who suffered more emotional disengagement and relational problems related to the pandemic compared to those from Nettuno, who suffered less.
Serena GIACOBONE wrote a more technical thesis in expert graphology, entitled: “Instrumental Examinations in Expert Operations: Possible Critical Issues and Their Solution.” Professors Elio Carlos TARANTINO MENDOZA GAROFANI and Diego SCARDOCCI were her supervisors and Professor Loredana MORETTI her co-supervisor. In her paper, Miss GIACOBONE stated that knowledge of the instrumentation related to expert surveys and print media is fundamental during expert operations. Furthermore, she stressed that a key issue during expert operations is ensuring the scientific integrity of the test, using the measurements carried out during the instrumental examinations, even if conditions were less than optimal.
Finally, (“last but not least” as the British say,) Friar José A. SUÁREZ ALEMÁN wrote a thesis entitled: “The Letters ‘O’ and ‘A’ Open on Top: A Graphological Marker of One’s Disposition toward the Mystical Experience.” Dr. Nadia BUONANNO was his supervisor and Friar Raffaele DI MURO his co-supervisor. Friar José attended classes specializing in graphology of the developmental age. He used the skills acquired there to analyze the handwriting of some saints and to demonstrate that the marker ‘open on top’ can, in the appropriate context, indicate a particular predisposition toward deep religiosity.
Friar José Alberto is the first graphologist from Latin America and is on his way to being a worthy successor of Friar Girolamo MORETTI, the Father of Italian Graphology.

Armanna VERBARI