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'''Thibault of Provins, [[Camaldolese|O.S.B. Cam.]]''' ({{lang-fr|Saint Thibaut, Théobald, Thiébaut}}) (1033–1066) was a French [[hermit]] and [[saint]]. He was born at [[Provins]] to the French [[nobility]], his father being Arnoul, [[Count of Champagne]].<ref>François Verdier, ''Saints de Provins et comtes de Champagne. Essai sur l'imaginaire médiéval'', Guéniot, Langres 2007.</ref> He was named after his uncle, [[Theobald of Vienne]], also considered a saint.<ref name=Brewster>H. Pomeroy Brewster, ''Saints and festivals of the Christian Church'', F.A. Stokes, 1904, pp. 314-315.</ref> |
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As a youth, Thibault admired the lives of hermits such as [[John the Baptist]], [[Paul the First Hermit]], [[Anthony the Great|Anthony the Abbot]] and [[Arsenius the Great]]. He would visit a local hermit named Burchard, who lived on an island in the [[Seine]].<ref name=Brewster/> |
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Thibault refused to get married or to begin a career either in the army or at court. When war broke out between his cousin [[Odo II, Count of Blois]], and [[Conrad the Salic]] over the [[kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundian crown]], Thibault refused to lead troops to help his cousin and convinced his father to let him become a hermit.<ref name=Brewster/> |
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Thibault left home with a friend named Walter to become a hermit at [[Suxy]] in the Ardennes.<ref name=Loffler>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14567b.htm Löffler, Klemens. "St. Theobald." The Catholic Encyclopedia] Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 1 August 2017</ref> They then traveled to [[Pettingen]], where they worked as day laborers. |
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The two friends became [[pilgrim]]s on the [[Way of St. James]] and afterwards returned to the [[Diocese of Trier]]. They then made a pilgrimage to [[Rome]] and planned to go to the [[Holy Land]] by way of [[Venice]]. However, Walter fell ill near [[Sossano|Salanigo]], near [[Vicenza]], where they decided to settle. After Walter died, |
The two friends became [[pilgrim]]s on the [[Way of St. James]] and afterwards returned to the [[Diocese of Trier]]. They then made a pilgrimage to [[Rome]] and planned to go to the [[Holy Land]] by way of [[Venice]]. However, Walter fell ill near [[Sossano|Salanigo]], near [[Vicenza]], where they decided to settle. After Walter died, Thibault joined a group of hermits who had gathered in the area under the guidance of the founder of the Camaldolese, St. [[Romuald]]. The [[Bishop of Vicenza]] eventually ordained Theobald a priest. His background, however, was soon discovered and his parents came to visit him.<ref name=Brewster/> |
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Thibault's mother, Gisela, received the permission of her husband to stay with their son and became a hermit herself near this place of retreat. Thibault died from an illness in which the skin of every limb was covered over in blotches and ulcers.<ref name=Brewster/> |
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Shortly before he died, |
Shortly before he died, Thibault made his profession of [[religious vows]] to the [[prior]] of his Camaldolese community, who had been summoned for this purpose when it was realized how close Thibault was to death.<ref name="santi"/> |
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Saint Thibault of Provins, O.S.B. Cam. | |
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 Equestrian statue of St. Theobald by Jean de Joigny (Church of Saint-Thibault de Joigny). | |
| Hermit | |
| Born | 1033 Provins, County of Champagne |
| Died | June 30, 1066 Sajanega, County of Sossano |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Provins & Camaldolese Order) |
| Canonized | 1073, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Alexander II |
| Feast | June 30 |
| Attributes | depicted as a hermit or as a knight[1] |
| Patronage | Provins; farmers; winegrowers; shoemakers; beltmakers;[1] charcoal-burners;[2] bachelors; invoked against fever; afflictions associated with the eyes; dry cough; infertility; panic attacks[1] |
Thibault of Provins, O.S.B. Cam. (French: Saint Thibaut, Théobald, Thiébaut) (1033–1066) was a French hermit and saint. He was born at Provins to the French nobility, his father being Arnoul, Count of Champagne.[3] He was named after his uncle, Theobald of Vienne, also considered a saint.[4]
As a youth, Thibault admired the lives of hermits such as John the Baptist, Paul the First Hermit, Anthony the Abbot and Arsenius the Great. He would visit a local hermit named Burchard, who lived on an island in the Seine.[4]
Thibault refused to get married or to begin a career either in the army or at court. When war broke out between his cousin Odo II, Count of Blois, and Conrad the Salic over the Burgundian crown, Thibault refused to lead troops to help his cousin and convinced his father to let him become a hermit.[4]
Thibault left home with a friend named Walter to become a hermit at Suxy in the Ardennes.[5] They then traveled to Pettingen, where they worked as day laborers.
The two friends became pilgrims on the Way of St. James and afterwards returned to the Diocese of Trier. They then made a pilgrimage to Rome and planned to go to the Holy Land by way of Venice. However, Walter fell ill near Salanigo, near Vicenza, where they decided to settle. After Walter died, Thibault joined a group of hermits who had gathered in the area under the guidance of the founder of the Camaldolese, St. Romuald. The Bishop of Vicenza eventually ordained Theobald a priest. His background, however, was soon discovered and his parents came to visit him.[4]
Thibault's mother, Gisela, received the permission of her husband to stay with their son and became a hermit herself near this place of retreat. Thibault died from an illness in which the skin of every limb was covered over in blotches and ulcers.[4]
Shortly before he died, Thibault made his profession of religious vows to the prior of his Camaldolese community, who had been summoned for this purpose when it was realized how close Thibault was to death.[2]
Veneration
Theobald died in Sossano on June 30, now his feast day, in A.D. 1066. His relics were translated to a monastery nears Sens, and then to Auxerre, at the Priory of Saint-Thibault-en-Auxois, Côte-d'Or.[4]
Theobald was canonized in 1073 by Pope Alexander II. Numerous miracles, some occurring before and some after his death, are reported of him. His cult is centered on Provins and Saint-Thibault-en-Auxois, where the Cluniac priory had some of his relics. He is the patron saint of charcoal-burners.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Theobald_von_Provins". Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ^ a b "San Teobaldo di Provins". Santi e beati. 18 Jun 2006. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ^ François Verdier, Saints de Provins et comtes de Champagne. Essai sur l'imaginaire médiéval, Guéniot, Langres 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f H. Pomeroy Brewster, Saints and festivals of the Christian Church, F.A. Stokes, 1904, pp. 314-315.
- ^ a b Löffler, Klemens. "St. Theobald." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 1 August 2017
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Theobald". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- Theobald of Provins
- Johannes Madey (2000). "Theobald of Provins". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 17. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 1363–1364. ISBN 3-88309-080-8.
- (in Italian) San Teobaldo di Provins
- Colonnade Statue in St Peter's Square
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