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...