Reggio Calabria 'Ndrangheta, was the new institution fully recognized. The Santa was originally set up as an exclusive body restricted to 33 people. Only when a santista died another member was allowed to enter it. As the years went by, an inflation took place in assigning the status of santista. Around 1978, a new higher rank was established: the vangelo. Later this was followed by the institution of the position of trequartino (three-quarters) or quintino (fifth). Finally, the current highest rank of associazione (society) was established – reserved for the supreme bosses of the 'Ndrangheta. Notable Santisti Girolamo Piromalli Paolo De Stefano Antonio Nirta Giuseppe Nirta Francesco Nirta Natale Iamonte Santo Araniti Antonio Mammoliti Rocco Gioffrè References Paoli, Letizia (2003). Mafia Brotherhoods: Organized Crime, Italian Style, Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press Santa Santa