Blessed Boniface Of Valperga

Also known as: Boniface of Aosta

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

25-Apr

Born

Latter 12th century in Turin, Italy

Died

25 April 1243 in Aosta, Italy of natural causes; buried at the Sant Orso Collegiate in Aosta; re-interred in the San Antonio chapel in the cathedral of Aosta; an altar was dedicated to him by the bishop of Aosta on 1 April 1291; relics enshrined in 1302; relics re-enshrined in 1551; relics re-enshrined in 1783; relics re-enshrined in 1817 between the high altar and the right aisle of the cathedral

Beatified

1885 by an ecclesiastical court in Aosta, Italy that was specifically called to consider the matter; 28 April 1890 by Pope Leo XIII

Biography

Blessed Boniface of Valperga, also known as Boniface of Aosta, was born in the latter 12th century in Turin, Italy. He belonged to the noble family of the Counts of Valperga and was the son of Matthew and Anna Levi Villars. From a young age, Boniface received a good Christian education at home and also received guidance from his uncle, Arduino, who was the bishop of Turin.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1890-04-28 by 1885 by an ecclesiastical court in Aosta, Italy that was specifically called to consider the matter; 28 April 1890 by Pope Leo XIII