| ![Show Contents]() Faccini History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Early Origins of the Faccini familyThe surname Faccini was first found in Venice (Italian: Venezia), and seaport occupying one of the most remarkable sites of the world. Centralizing on the Grand Canal the history of the city can be traced through the different styles of architecture Byzantine, Gothic, early Renaissance and late Renaissance. It is rich in ancient palaces, churches, libraries, galleries, monuments, statues, treasures and artifacts. Its history is abundant in politics, art, religion, scholarship and conflict. The ducal palace was commenced in 1309. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Faccini familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Faccini research. Another 127 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1209, 1562, 1602 and 1682 are included under the topic Early Faccini History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Faccini Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Faison, Fassone, Fazio, Fassiolo, Fassini, Faccini, Fasone, Facini, Faisone and many more. Early Notables of the Faccini familyProminent among members of the family was - Pietro Faccini (1562-1602), an Italian painter, active near his birthplace of Bologna, known for his styles bridging Mannerism and the nascent Baroque
Migration of the Faccini familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Benheinich Fason, who came to Georgia in 1735; and Joseph Fasone, who settled in New York sometime between 1884 and 1915.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Faccini (post 1700) | + |
- Andrea Faccini, Italian bronze medalist cyclist at the 1986 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and competitor at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Paolo Alberto Faccini (b. 1961), retired Italian professional football player who played from 1978 to 1994
- Piers Faccini (b. 1970), English singer, painter and songwriter
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