Antonino (Nino) Baglieri
Sicilian layman paralysed at seventeen who became a Salesian Volunteer with Don Bosco
Who they were
A bricklayer of Modica in Sicily left completely paralysed by a fall from scaffolding in 1968, he later made vows as a Volunteer with Don Bosco and died in 2007.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The nihil obstat was given on 31 January 2013, the diocesan inquiry ran from 2 March 2014 to 5 May 2024, and its validity was decreed on 8 January 2025.
The cause
Antonino (Nino) Baglieri 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: The cause of Antonino (Nino) Baglieri.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.