Harold, or Heriold, prince of Denmark, having beenbaptized in the court of the emperor Louis Debonnaire, Anscariuspr By a singular institution, he appointed the abbess superioressover the men, who live in a remote monastery, whose superiors shenominates. Heentered this frightful solitude in September, 1155, and had no otherlodging than a cave in the ground, till being discovered some monthsafter, the lord of Buriano built him a cell. This solitude furnished him with the most happy opportunity for holycontemplation and assiduous prayer.
But the tyrant was fixed in his errors,which he at first endeavored to propagate by stratagems. HE was of an illustrious family, born at Placentia, and at his baptismwas called Theobald. Upon what account? They answered: Because you will not sacrifice tothe gods, nor obey the emperor's orders, for the love of that man thatis called Christ. In the secondsummer he was discovered by certain shepherds, who brought him a littlecoarse bread; which some country people from that time continued to doas long as he lived.
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