Augusta Costanza Succi (Mother Valeria of Saint Sebastian)
Italian founder of the Oblate Sisters of Saint Anthony of Padua
Who they were
She founded in Brindisi in 1905 the Oblate Sisters of Saint Anthony of Padua, the only congregation born in that archdiocese, now also in India and Congo.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Archbishop Giovanni Intini opened the first session of the process of beatification and canonization of the Servant of God Mother Valeria of Saint Sebastian on 15 June 2025 in the Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni, after the nulla osta of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
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.
Connected on this site
- Anthony of Padua Saint“She founded in Brindisi in 1905 the Oblate Sisters of Saint Anthony of Padua, the only congregation born in that archdiocese, now also in India and Congo.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.