Zeno Saltini
Italian priest (1900–1981)
Who they were
Zeno Saltini (30 August 1900 – 15 January 1981) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Nomadelfia movement. He also had set up a war orphans refuge at the old Fossoli di Carpi concentration camp in the Emilia-Romagna region but this was closed in 1952 after ecclesial authorities ordered his departure and the camp's closure. The movement moved to Grosseto after a countess donated land to them to use and Saltini's communal group flourished and grew in numbers despite the Church's severe reservations regarding Saltini's work. This friction led in 1953 to him leaving the priesthood though he was later restored in 1962.
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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
Zeno Saltini is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Catholic Action saints foundation: Servant of God Zeno Saltini.
Connected on this site
- John Paul II Saint“Future outlooks on Nomadelfia mellowed over time and even earned papal support from Pope John Paul II towards the end of Saltini's life.” — Wikipedia
- Santi, beati e testimoni - Servo di DioZeno Saltini — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: Servo di DioZeno Saltini - Sacerdote, fondatore di Nomadelfia | Fossoli di Carpi, Modena, 30 agosto 1900 – Grosseto, 15 gennaio 1981.
- Wikidata Q738773 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Zeno Saltini (CC BY-SA)
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