Marini

Marini (last name) is a surname of Italian/Roman Catholic origin; closely associated with the last names: Marino and Mariani with the three patronymic forms emerging from the same region at approximately the same time. Migrations branching from Italy ca.1600 gave rise to their modern forms as surnames.

Notable people with the Marini surname include:

de:Girolamo Marini (Architekt) or Hieronimo Marini (died 1553) Baroque master stonemason and Italian renaissance architect; royal architect of Francis I (c.1535); notable contributions as an early pioneer of German (c.1545) defensive architecture/military engineering; brother^[1] of Camillo Mariani, early pioneer of modern French defensive architecture/military engineering (notably Verdun); and notable for his surviving sculpting works: sculptures by Mariani
Giambattista Marini or Giovanni Battista Marino (1569-1625), Italian poet; early pioneer of Marinism (an incidental wave of trending farcical satire caused by Giambattista's works; in particular his epic l'Adonne while under patronage by Marie de' Medici, notable for it's numerous imitations and highly polarised reviews)^[2]
it:Giovanni Agostino De Marini (1572 - 1642) King of Corsica(city state) and 105th Doge of Genoa (under Genoa's Most Serene Republic; a prosperous Repubbliche Marinare)
Biagio Marini (ca. 1587-1663), Italian composer; founder of the Tremolo (Italian: Bisbigliando) for string orchestra (Biago's violin sonatas contain the first ever tremolo notation found for instruments)^[3]
it:Francesco Maria Marini or Mariani (1630 - 1686) highly influential playwright and Catholic archbishop, son of Giovanni Agostino De Marini
John Marini, American political scientist
Luigi Gaetano Marini (archaeologist) (1742 - 1815) "The Restorer"^[4]; made cameriere d'onore of the pope and primus custos of the Vatican Library. Luigi's exact religious affiliation with the Catholic Church is uncertain. His notable scholarship include the classification of five thousand inscriptions and Latin epigraphics
Pietro Marini (1794 - 1863) Italian cardinal; notable for his coat of arms' conservative motto: Ne quid nimis. Pietro was entrusted numerous prefectures and protectorships within Italy; appointed Govenor of Rome, vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church and Director-General of the Police in his lifetime
Niccolò Marini (1843 - 1923) Italian cardinal; recorded descendant of Pietro Marini. Notable for his liberal agenda and his work with Catholic Action in creating the Gaetana Agnesi women's club; Niccolo was exceptionally decorated with international honours and recognitions of merit in European knightly orders. His life's pursuit was to seek reconciliation of Eastern and Western Christianity, undertaking great labours and missions as secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
Luigi Marini (singer) (1885–1942), Italian lyric tenor (opera)
Marino Marini (sculptor) (1901-1980), Italian sculptor; the Marino Marini Museum contains a large collection of his works (list of sculptures by Marino)
Marino Marini (musician) (1924-1997), Italian contemporary musician
Franco Marini (born 1933) Italian senator, President of the Italian Senate (2006-2008)
Giovanna Marini (maiden name: Salviucci) (born 1937), Italian singer-songwriter
Piero Marini (born 1942), Italian archbishop; President of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
Louis "Lou" Marini, Jr. (born 1945), American blues/jazz composer; saxophonist of the original Saturday Night Live Band musicians (known as "Blue" Lou)
Giacomo Marini (born 1951), founder of Noventi, co-founder of Logitech, Chairman and CEO of Neato Robotics
Guido Marini (born 1965), Italian priest; Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations
Enrico Marini (born 1969), Swiss/Italian comic artist
Gilles Marini (born 1976), French/American actor and professional dancer

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