Br Giuseppe Filippini was born in Ancona, a small town on the eastern coast of Italy, on February 12th, 1987. He studied history, with a specialization in the Middle Ages, in the State University of Macerata; during this period, after long years spent without faith, God called him to His Church and to religious life in the Order of Preachers. After a long and precious time of preparation, he made his solemn profession on September 11th, 2021. He is now studying theology in Bologna. In addition to history, his interests are literature, cinema and different forms of popular culture; moreover, he is also an amateur writer.