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Saint for a Minute
Saint for a Minute
Detail From An Old Holy Card of Saint Alferio Abbate Image Based On A Anonymous 17Th Century Painting
Detail From An Old Holy Card of Saint Alferio Abbate Image Based On A Anonymous 17Th Century Painting

Saint Alferius of La Cava

Also known as: Alferius Pappacarbone; Adalfere; Adalfericus; Adalferius; Alfere; Alferio Abbate; Alferio the Abbot; Allerius; Alpherius

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 12

Beatified

1893 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Saint Alferius of La Cava, also known as Alferius Pappacarbone, Adalfere, Adalfericus, Adalferius, Alfere, Alferio Abbate, Alferio the Abbot, Allerius, and Alpherius, was a prominent member of the noble Pappacarbone family. He was born in 930 in Salerno, Italy, and little is known about his early life. Alferius became an ambassador for Duke Gisulf of Salerno, representing him in various official capacities....