Lino Zanini (6 May 1909 – 25 October 1997) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See for 45 years and then oversaw St. Peter's Basilica, including archaeological work and access improvements, for 15 years.
[1] On 16 June 1959, Pope John XXIII named him a titular archbishop[3] and Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic.
[1] Though the Church hierarchy in Santo Domingo had supported the regime of dictator Rafael Trujillo for decades, Zanini was charged with reversing that posture.
[5] At the very start, to maintain his distance from the government, he scheduled his arrival for the day after the birthday celebrations for Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo.
[9] He managed the construction of chapels in the grotto of the Basilica, with elevator access, and the restoration of its facade in the 1980s.