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Saint Alferius (Italian: Sant’Alferio) (930–1050) was an Italian abbot and saint. After spending many years as a layman in civil service in 1002 he was named the head of a delegation from his city to speak with King Henry II of France. Taking ill during the journey he convalesced at a monastery and vowed to become a monk himself if he recovered. When he did he became a Benedictine. He subsequently founded the monastery of La Trinità della Cava located at Cava de’ Tirreni.
