Nicolò Giovanni Battista Olivieri
Italian priest and missionary (1792-1864)
Who they were
Missionary, Catholic priest; born in Voltaggio; died in Marseille.
The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 2012 - decree on the miracle for St Josephine Bakhita's context — The Latin text of the Acta names him: 'Servus Dei Nicolaus Olivieri, sacerdos, fundator Operae Redemptionis puellarum Aethiopum', who ransomed Bakhita's companions in 1855.
- Wikidata Q71564973 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.