Sebastian Maggi

Sebastian Maggi (1414–1496) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Dominicans. Maggi also served as the confessor to both Girolamo Savonarola and Catherine of Genoa.

Pope Clement XIII beatified him on 15 April 1760.

Life Sebastian Maggi was born in Brescia to nobles in 1414. He is related to Bishop Berardo Maggi, who was also the Duke and Count of Brescia.

Maggi began his work in 1429 when he joined the Order of Preachers. His intelligence was noticed, and he later received a master's degree in theological studies. He rose through the ranks and became the superior of several religious Dominican houses. He practised corporal mortification and was strict in discipline. He would often tell his subordinates: "When you have committed a fault, come to me, not as prior, but as your father. If you will not have me as a father, you will find me a severe judge."

He appointed the monk Girolamo Savonarola to the position of novice master and set that famous Florentine friar on his own path to fame.

He died in 1496. He is buried at the Dominican "Santa Maria di Castello" complex in Genoa. In 1963, his remains were still found to be incorrupt.