The Lives of the Blessed Sebastian Valfré, of the Oratory of Turin
Subtitle: Father Antonio de' Santi, founder of the Oratory of Padua, Father Angelo Matteucci, founder of the Oratory of Camerino, and others.
Series: The Saints and servants of God -- v.6
Publisher: Richardson; Edward Dunigan and Brother
Published: 1849
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
Subjects: Valfré, Sebastiano, -- 1629-1710.; Cortivo de' Santi, Antonio Maria, -- 1586-1650.; Matteucci, Angelo, -- 1561-1629.
Other titles: Fathers of the Oratory
Notes: At head of title: The Fathers of the Oratory.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: THE LIFE  OF THE BLESSED SEBASTIAN VALFRE.; title: I. Birth of the Blessed Sebastian. The first instances of his piety and learning. His vocation and promotion to the ecclesiastical state  3; title: II. Entrance of the Blessed Sebastian into the Congregation of the Oratory of Turin. His assiduity and charity in the discharge of the various offices assigned to him 9; title: III. The  Blessed Sebastian assumes, through obedience, the office of confessor. His zeal and assiduity in exercising that ministry 22; title: IV. Labours of the Blessed Sebastian in announcing the Divine word. The manner in which he announced it. The lights he received from God, to enable him to announce it with success 30; title: V. On the Blessed Sebastian's faith 37; title: VI. Of the Blessed Sebastian's hope and confidence in God 46; title: VII. Of the Blessed Sebastian's charity and love of God 52; title: VIII. 6 Tirtlle 0f religion m the Blessed Sebastian 58; title: IX. Bl6SSed Se Dastian ' s exercise of prayer 70; title: X. Of the Blessed Sebastian's zeal for souls  76; title: XI. The Blessed Sebastian's special solicitude for the spiritual aid of the sick 83; title: XII. The Blessed Sebastian's alms to convents, pious places, and to the poor of every place and condition 92; title: XIII. The Blessed Sebastian both found alms and "knew" the wants of the poor, in an extraordinary manner 101; title: XIV. Of the Blessed Sebastian's humility 108; title: XV. On the same subject 118; title: XVI. Of the Blessed Sebastian's obedience  129; title: XVII. Of the Blessed Sebastian's fortitude, patience, and mildness 136; title: XVIII. Of the Blessed Sebastian's purity  148; title: XIX. Of the Blessed Sebastian's prudence  163; title: XX. The Blessed Sebastian knows things hidden, predicts things future, and cures some persons miraculously 179; title: XXI. Of other miraculous cures performed during life by the Blessed Sebastian   193; title: XXII. Of the Blessed Sebastian's foresight of the day and year of his death 212; title: XXIII. Of the last illness and death of the Blessed Sebastian, and of certain apparitions of him afterwards 218; title: XXIV. Of the credit and repute for sanctity which the Blessed Sebastian possessed both in life and in death 231; title: XXV. Of the miracles which the Blessed Sebastian did after death 238; title: Decretum taurinense beatificationis et canonizationis Ven. Servi Dei Sebastiani Valfre, Presbyteri Congregationis Oratorii 252; title: THE LIFE OF FATHER ANTONIO DE' SANTI.; title: I. Birth and studies of Antonio Maria Cortivo de' Santi. Through the prayers and exhortations of his mother he gives himself up to a life of devotion, and is ordained priest  259; title: II. The new priest devotes himself entirely to advance the salvation of souls. He founds the Oratory of St. Jerome in the city of Padua, in which he establishes many spiritual exercises, after the model of which many were founded in other places. He composes a very devout and profitable book 280; title: III. Father de' Santi founds the Congregation of the Oratory in the church of St. Thomas the Martyr in Padua 301; title: IV. After haying established the Congregation of the Oratory in Padua, Father Cortivo visits many other cities with the greatest success. He then returns to his own country, and there employs himself in exercises proper to his institute until his holy death 310; title: V. On the many and great virtues with which Father Antonio Maria Cortivo de' Santi was adorned 338; title: THE LIFE OF FATHER ANGELO MATTEUCCI.; title: I. Birth and education of Matteucci. He embraces the institute of the Oratory, and establishes it in his native place, Camerino   371; title: II. Matteucci predicts his decease. His last illness and death. The honours paid him at his burial, and the estimation in which he was held by all 389; title: III. Matteucci's fervent charity; his devotion to God and the most holy Virgin ; and the great love he bore his neighbour 397; title: IV. Of the other virtues of Father Angelo Matteucci 410; title: V. The gifts which God communicated to Father Angelo, and the many graces which were obtained through his intercession  421; title: VI. Lives of some of the early Fathers of the Oratory of Camerino, and also of a Brother of the external Oratory 432