Blessed Boniface of Valperga
Also known as
- Boniface of Aosta
Profile
Born to the Italian nobility, a member of the family of the Counts of Valperga, the son of Matthew and Anna Levi Villars. He received a good Christian education at home, and from his uncle Arduino, the bishop of Turin, Italy. Benedictine monk at the abbey of Fruttuaria (modern San Benigno Canavese). Monk at the monastery of Sant Orso Collegiate of the Canons Regular in Aosta, Italy. Prior of his house c.1210. Chosen bishop of Aosta on 17 July 1219; he served for 24 years, noted for his charity, humility, care for his people and the love his people had for him.
Born
- latter 12th century in Turin, Italy
- 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
- 1885 by an ecclesiastical court in Aosta, Italy that was specifically called to consider the matter
- 28 April 1890 by Pope Leo XIII
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Boniface of Valperga“. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 November 2023. Web. 18 May 2024. <>