Major shrine Vaux-de-Cernay | Name Theobald Marly | |
Died December 8, 1247(1247-12-08)
Monastery of Vaux-de-Cernay Feast July 27; July 8; July 9 (translation of relics) Attributes knight bearing the arms of Thann; sometimes depicted wearing armor under his Cistercian habit with his miter at his feet | ||
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church | ||
Saint Theobald of Marly (French: Saint Thibaut, Thibault, Thiébaut) (died December 8, 1247) was a French abbot and saint. He was born at the castle of Marly, Montmorency, and was trained as a knight. He served as a knight at the court of Philip Augustus, though he later entered the Cistercian monastery of Vaux-de-Cernay in 1220. He was elected prior in 1230 and ninth abbot in 1235. He was held in high esteem by Saint Louis.
Veneration
He is venerated in Thann and Hemel Hempstead.
References
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