Angilbert, a man of noble birth, was much loved by Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel, and by his sons, Charles and Carloman. He was destined to rule one of the Archiepiscopal sees. Nevertheless, he married Bertha, daughter of Charlemagne, after he was ordained priest, with the king's consent, and by her had two sons, Nithard and Harnid.[55] Charlemagne now made his son-in-law duke of the northern coast, and his office was to watch against, and resist the attacks of the Norman pirates. In his perigrinations he often stopped at Centulum, where was a monastery, and prayed with fervour at the tomb of S. Richarius (Riquier). Falling into a dangerous illness, he vowed that, should he recover, he would embrace the monastic life. On his restoration to health, he was summoned to resist the Danes, who had run their boats up the Somme, and were devastating the country on both sides. Angilbert at once went to the tomb of S. Richarius, renewed his vow, and then, buckling on his harness, fell like a thunderbolt on the pirates, and utterly defeated and exterminated them. He at once communicated his intention to his wife and to the king; neither raised any objections, and the gentle Bertha herself took the veil at the same time that her husband donned the monastic habit, in the same house of Centulum, though, probably, in a different part of the monastery. S. Angilbert was sent on several missions to Rome. On one occasion he was charged to conduct thither Felix, bishop of Urgel, who had been condemned by a provincial council at Ratisbon, for having affirmed that Christ was merely the adopted son of God. He died twenty-two days after Charlemagne. [54] To a great extent taken from Canon Bright's Church History. [55] This is stated by the author of his life, and Nithard himself (lib. 4) says of his father, "He begot me, Nithard, and my brother, Harnid, of the daughter of this great king, called Bertha"; but, on the other hand, Eginhard does not mention Angilbert, and this has led Bollandus to express a doubt on the matter. [Illustration: S. Agatha. See page 136.] February 19. S. AUXIBIUS, _B. of Solias, in Cyprus, circ._ A.D. 102. S. GABINIUS, _P. M. at Rome_, A.D. 296. S. ZABDAS, _B. of Jerusalem_, A.D. 304. S. ODRAN, _M. in Ireland; about_ A.D. 451. S. CONON, _Ab. in Palestine; circ._ A.D. 555. S. MANSUETUS, _B. of Milan; after_ A.D. 680. S. BARBATUS, _B. of Benevento_, A.D. 682. S. BEATUS, _P. at Valle-cava in Asturia_, A.D. 798. S. BELINA, _V. M. at Landreville_, A.D. 1153. S. BONIFACE, _B. of Lausanne_, A.D. 1265. B. CONARD, _H. at Noto in Sicily_, A.D. 1351. S. AUXIBIUS, B. OF SOLIAS. (A.D. 102.) [Roman Martyrology. Greek Menæa on Feb. 17th. Authority:--A Greek life of uncertain authority, written by a native of Solias.]