Theobald of Marly (french: Saint Thibaut, Thibault, Thiébaut) (died 8 December 1247) was a French

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and

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. He was born at the castle of Marly, Montmorency, and was trained as a knight. He served as a

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at the court of Philip Augustus, though he later entered the

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monastery of Vaux-de-Cernay in 1220. He was elected

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in 1230 and ninth

in 1235.''Catholic Encyclopedia'' (1912), "Vaux-de-Cernay"
Retrieved 2012-03-06. He was held in high esteem by Saint Louis.Saint of the Day, July 27: ''Theobald of Marly''
''SaintPatrickDC.org''. Retrieved 2012-03-06.

Veneration

He is venerated in Thann and

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Saint of the Day, July 27: ''Theobald of Marly''
at ''SaintPatrickDC.org'' Medieval French saints 1247 deaths French Cistercians 13th-century Christian saints Year of birth unknown {{France-saint-stub