Walfrid, or Galfrido della Gherardesca, was an eighth-century saint from Pisa, Italy.
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 Palazzuolo on Monte Verde.
His favorite son, Gimfrid, 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.