page_title: Brindisi
section_title: Brindisini
hierarchical_section_title: Brindisi / Brindisini
caption_attribution_description: Flavia Pennetta at the 2009 US Open
context_page_description: Brindisi is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.
  Historically, the city has played an important role in trade and culture, due to its strategic position on the Italian Peninsula and its natural port on the Adriatic Sea. The city remains a major port for trade with Greece and the Middle East. Its industries include agriculture, chemical works, and the generation of electricity.
  The city of Brindisi was the provisional government seat of the Kingdom of Italy from September 1943 to February 1944.
context_section_description: Marcus Pacuvius (Brundisium, 04.29.220 b.C. – Tarentum, 02.07 130 b.C.) Roman artist, poet and dramatist, nephew of Quintus Ennius.
  Margaritus of Brindisi (also Margarito; Italian Margaritone or Greek Megareites or Margaritoni [Μαργαριτώνη]: c. 1149–1197), called the new Neptune, was the last great ammiratus ammiratorum (Grand Admiral) of Sicily. First Count of Malta, Prince of Taranto and Duke of Durazzo.
  St. Lawrence of Brindisi: (born Giulio Cesare Russo, Brindisi, 22 July 1559 – Santa Maria de Belém (Lisbon), 22 July 1619 ) was a priest of the Italian Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.  Proclaimed a saint by Pope Leo XIII in 1881, in 1959 was ranked among the Doctors of the Church.
  Giustino Durano (Brindisi 1923 – Bologna 2002 ), actor
  Oscar Nuccio (Brindisi 1931-2004), historian of economics
  Eugenio Barba (Brindisi, 1936 ), director
  Franco Testini (Brindisi, 7 October 1966) also known as Venerable Shi Yanfan is the first Western Buddhist Monk ever to be ordained at the renowned Songshan Shaolin Temple of China. He is currently the appointed Cultural Ambassador for the Songshan Shaolin Temple.
  Antonio Benarrivo (Brindisi, 21 August 1968 ) is a former soccer player who held the role of defender.
  Stefano Miceli (Brindisi, 14 April 1975 ) pianist and conductor
  Flavia Pennetta (Brindisi, 25 February 1982 ) is a tennis player, reached 6th place in world rankings after winning the 2015 US Open.
  Cosimo Aldo Cannone (Brindisi, 20 March 1984) is a driver of Powerboating, 2 time world champion, in 2007 and 2008.
  Antimo Iunco (Brindisi, 10 June 1984 ) is a player for Torino and has the role of attacker.
  Daniele Vantaggiato (Brindisi, 10 October 1984 ) is a soccer player for Calcio Padova and has the role of attacker .
  Gianluca Di Giulio (Brindisi, 17 February 1972), footballer
caption: Flavia Pennetta
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