Saint Theobald | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Abbot | |
Born | c. 1200 Marly-la-Ville, Montmorency[1] |
Died | 1247 (aged 46–47)[2] Monastery of Vaux-de-Cernay |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Vaux-de-Cernay[1] |
Feast | 8 December |
Attributes | Knight bearing the arms of Thann; sometimes depicted wearing armor under his Cistercian habit with his miter at his feet[1] |
Theobald of Marly (French: Saint Thibaut, Thibault, Thiébaut; c. 1200 – 8 December 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 is commemorated on July 8.[citation needed]