f a m i l y Children with: Bertha of the Franks Princess of France Children: Nithard "The Chronicler" Abbot of St. Riquier Angilbert "The Saint" Born: Abt 776 Married to Bertha of the Franks Princess of France Died: 18 Feb 814 St. Angilbert "The Saint" of Centula, OSB, Abbot From: http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/ss-index.htm Angilbert of Centula, OSB, Abbot (AC) Died 814. Nicknamed "Homer" because of his Latin verses, he was raised at the court of Charlemagne and studied under Alcuin. He married Charlemagne's daughter, Bertha (some scholars believe it was an affair rather than a marriage), but turned to religious life when prayers for a successful resistance to a Danish invasion were answered when a storm scattered the Danish fleet. Bertha entered a convent and he became a monk, excelled as a minister, and filled several important offices. As a reward Charlemagne gave Angilbert the abbey of Saint Riquier (Centula) and Angilbert became a model abbot. He established a library at Centula and also introduced continuous chanting in the abbey, using his three hundred monks and 100 boys in relays to do so. He was a close friend and confidante of Charlemagne, was his court chaplain and privy councilor, undertook several diplomatic missions for the emperor, and was one of the executors of the emperor's will (Benedictines, Delaney, Encyclopedia).

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