Ferdinando (Nando) Negri
Italian priest who founded the Villaggio del Ragazzo, a home and training centre for boys
Who they were
A priest of the diocese of Chiavari who founded the Villaggio del Ragazzo at San Salvatore di Cogorno, which took in and trained boys in need.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The diocese lists his beatification cause, opened in 2014, and calls him a Servant of God; Cardinal Matteo Zuppi said Mass at the Villaggio for the twentieth anniversary of his death on 6 July 2026.
The cause
Ferdinando (Nando) Negri 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 Ferdinando (Nando) Negri.
- Cause di Beatificazione — Diocesi di Chiavari
- Il card. Zuppi al Villaggio: «Grazie don Nando» — Diocesi di Chiavari
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.