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SAINT WOLFHARD OF AUGSBURG, HERMIT - 30 APRIL

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 30th of April SAINT WOLFHARD OF AUGSBURG, HERMIT A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Saint Wolfhard of Augsburg, also known as Gualfardo of Verona (Gualfardus) was born in Augsburg [South Germany] and is therefore mentioned in the Augsburg Missal as an "Augsburg citizen" (civis augustanus).  He was a saddler (ephippiarius) by profession. Around the year 1096 Wolfhard and a fellow journeyman  called Sieghard (according to Butler * - XIX. 479 ), or Licko or Ziaso (according to Khamm * - Aug. II. 242 ) joined some Augsburg merchants on their travels to Verona, where Wolfhard practiced the trade he had learned. He gave to the poor what he earned by his handiwork in excess of his necessities.  Since he led a very pious life, the locals called him a saint. Such publicity was incompatible with our saint's humility. In pursuit of greater solitude he proceeded to a...