Sebastiano Caracciolo

Sebastiano Caracciolo (1922–2013) was an important Mason and Martinist.[1] He served as a member of the administration of the Masonic order Le Droit Humain in Italy, but later devoted himself to the Misraim - Memphis Rite. In 1981 he became the Sovereign Grand General Hierophant of the Ancient and Primitive Oriental Rite of Misraim and Memphis,[2] succeeding Gastone Ventura.

Caracciolo also served in the post of Sovereign Grand Master of the Martinist Order in Italy. He was the author of the following works: The Hermetic Tradition in Free-Masonry, Women's Initiation, and contributed articles in the Initiatic Awakening of the Ancient and Primitive Oriental Rite of Misraim and Memphis and in The Hermit of the Italian Martinist Order.