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Walfrid, Uualefred,[1] or Galfridodella Gherardesca, was an eighth-centurysaint fromPisa, Italy.
Walfrid was a prosperous and honored citizen of Pisa. Though he had six children with his long-time wife, Thesia, they conducted a dutifully religious lifestyle. There came a time when, drawn to a closer service of God, they each felt called to monastic life. Together with two friends of similar views, he co-founded the Abbey of San Pietro di Palazzuolo onMonteverdi. His wife and one of his daughters took the veil in aconvent he built nearby. His favorite son, Gimfrid (Guinifridi),[1] caused Walfrid a great deal of trouble when he ran away from the monastery. Caught and permanently injured in his right hand, a penitent Gimfrid was returned to the monastery, which he presided over after Walfrid's death.[2]
Walfrid died in 765 AD and was sainted in 1861. Hisfeast day is February 15.[3]
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