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Brancaccio
Brancaccio is a neighbourhood of Palermo, Sicily. It is a semi-traditional area of the working class. It was important in the history of the Cosa Nostra.
Antimafia priest Pino Puglisi worked in the neighbourhood. He was the pastor of San Gaetano’s Parish and spoke out against the Mafia. He was killed on September 15, 1993, on the orders of the local Mafia bosses, the brothers Filippo and Giuseppe Graviano.
Brancaccio (surname)
Brancaccio is a surname, and may refer to;
- Antonio Brancaccio
- David Brancaccio
- Francesco Maria Brancaccio (d. 1675), Cardinal
- Giulio Cesare Brancaccio
- Landolfo Brancaccio (d. 1311), Cardinal
- Luigi Brancaccio (d. 1411), Cardinal
- Nicolò Brancaccio (d. 1412), Cardinal
- Rinaldo Brancaccio (d. 1427), Cardinal
- Stefano Brancaccio (d. 1682), Cardinal
- Tommaso Brancaccio (d. 1427), Cardinal