Nicola Bellantuono
Italian surgeon and university teacher, a spiritual son of Padre Pio
Who they were
He was a surgeon, university teacher and health director of the San Giacomo hospital in Torremaggiore.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino opened the beatification and canonization process of the Servant of God Prof. Nicola Bellantuono on 22 May 2026, with Archbishop Giorgio Ferretti presiding at the swearing-in of the diocesan tribunal.
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.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.