Valeriu Gafencu

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| birth_date= {{birth date|1921|01|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place= Sîngerei, Kingdom of Romania (now in Moldova)

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| death_place= Târgu Ocna, Romanian People's Republic

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Valeriu Gafencu (24 January 1921 – 18 February 1952) was a member of the Iron Guard who was active during the Legionnaires' rebellion. Arrested by the state authorities in 1941, he died 11 years later at Târgu Ocna Prison.

He was declared "{{ill|Prison saints|lt=Saint of the Prisons|ro|Sfinții închisorilor}}" by theologian Nicolae Steinhardt for his "exemplary Christian conduct and devotion to those in suffering", and the Romanian Orthodox Church was reportedly considering his canonization in 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://jurnalul.antena3.ro/stiri/observator/valeriu-gafencu-elevii-sunt-un-explozibil-mai-puternic-decat-dinamita-consiliulul-local-tg-ocna-mentine-titlul-de-cetatean-de-onoare-acordat-acestuia-post-mortem-644450.html|title= Valeriu Gafencu: "Elevii sunt un explozibil mai puternic decât dinamita!". Consiliulul Local Tg. Ocna menține titlul de cetățean de onoare acordat acestuia post-mortem|lang=ro|newspaper=Jurnalul Național|first=Cristinel C.|last=Popa|date=May 31, 2013|access-date=February 21, 2023}}