Theobald of Marly

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( Joseph-Marie Vien , 1774)

Theobald von Marly (French: Thibault de Marly ; * around 1200; † December 7, 1247 ) was an abbot of the monastery of Vaux-de-Cernay and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church . His feast day is July 8th .

Theobald came from a branch of the noble family of Montmorency . He was the eldest son of Bouchard I. de Montmorency († 1226), Sire of Marly , who was a famous knight of the Albigensian Crusade . Theobald grew up at the court of King Philip II August of France, where he was trained to be a knight. In 1225 he renounced worldly life for unknown reasons and joined the Cistercian order in Vaux-de-Cernay . He was ordained a priest in 1230 and was elected abbot in 1235. Under his leadership, the Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey experienced its heyday with more than 200 members. Theobald advocated stricter observance of the rules of the order and hardest physical labor, which is why his confreres complained about him to the chapter of the order. Nevertheless, Theobald was very popular, especially with the equally pious King Louis IX. , later saint, and his wife Margaret of Provence . After the royal couple's first child died young in 1343, Theobald let prayers be said for them for a healthy offspring. On behalf of the Order of the Head and on the request of King Theobald wrote 1240 Officium for the crown of thorns of Christ , which had acquired the king before.

He was on September 29, 1710 by Pope Clement XI. canonized.

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