Sebastian Valfrè
Italian Oratorian priest
Feast: 30 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Turin, Blessed Sebastian Valfrè, priest of the Congregation of the Oratory, who devoted himself zealously to caring for the poor, the sick and prisoners, and by his friendship and active charity led many to Christ.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 30 January as an Oratorian priest of Turin who served the poor, the sick and prisoners.
The cause
Sebastian Valfrè has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Oratory of Saint Philip Neri: the cause of Sebastian Valfrè.
Connected on this site
- Philip Neri Saint“Sebastian Valfrè (9 March 1629 – 30 January 1710) was a Catholic priest and a member of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 30 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3953799 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sebastian Valfrè (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.