Blessed Gualfardus
Blessed Gualfardus (born c. 1080 AD in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany; died April 30, 1127 AD in Verona, Veneto, Italy) was a German Catholic saddler and hermit who settled in Verona, Italy, living in austere penance near the Church of San Salvatore. He is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church with feast day April 30.
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| Blessed Gualfardus | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | April 30 |
| Profession | German Catholic saddler and hermit; born Augsburg Bavaria c. 1080; settled Verona Italy; lived near Church of San Salvatore Verona; hermit and penitent; died Verona April 30 1127; feast April 30; also known as Wolfhard or Wolfhardus |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; medieval German Catholic pilgrim tradition; Verona; Veneto; Italy; lay hermit tradition |
| Patronage | Verona; saddlers and leatherworkers; German pilgrims in Italy; hermits; those who leave their homeland for holiness; craftsmen who live as hermits |
| Attributes | Saddler's tools; hermit's habit; April 30 feast; Verona setting; German pilgrim's staff |
| Birthplace | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Death Place | Verona, Veneto, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died April 30, 1127, in Verona, Veneto, Italy; Blessed Gualfardus (also known as Wolfhard or Wolfhardus) was a German Catholic saddler from Augsburg Bavaria who settled in Verona Italy as a hermit; he lived near the Church of San Salvatore in Verona in great poverty and penance; feast April 30; also known as Wolfhard of Verona |
| Primary Shrine | Verona (Church of San Salvatore), Veneto, Italy; April 30 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; April 30 feast locally in Verona and the Diocese of Verona |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Gualfardus (also Wolfhard) was born c. 1080 in Augsburg, Bavaria. He worked as a saddler and eventually settled in Verona, Italy, where he lived as a hermit near the Church of San Salvatore in great poverty and penance.
He died April 30, 1127, in Verona. He is venerated locally with feast day April 30.
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Birth location: Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Death location: Verona, Veneto, Italy
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