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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.