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William of Saint-Thierry, O. Cist (French: Guillaume de Saint-Thierry; Latin: Guillelmus S. Theodorici; 1075/80/85–1148) was a twelfth-century Benedictine, theologian and mystic from Liège who became abbot of Saint-Thierry in France, and later joined the Cistercian Order.
William of Saint-Thierry (born c. 1085, Liège, Lower Lorraine—died probably Sept. 8, 1148) was a French monk, theologian, and mystic, and a leading adversary of early medieval rationalistic philosophy.
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Dec 2, 2009 · In today's general audience, Pope Benedict XVI delved into the life and teachings of William of St. Thierry, a Cistercian monk who wrote extensively about the nature of love.
Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99... Theologian and mystic, and so called from the monastery of which he was abbot, b. at Liège about 1085; d. at Signy about 1148.
Responding to God's mysterious and irresistible call which is the vocation to the consecrated life, William entered the Benedictine Monastery of Saint-Nicasius in Rheims in 1113. A few years later he became abbot of the Monastery of Saint-Thierry in the Diocese of Rheims.
WILLIAM OF SAINT-THIERRY. Twelfth-century theologian and mystic, Benedictine abbot of saint-thierry and later Cistercian monk of Signy; b. Li è ge, c. 1085; d. probably Sept. 8, 1148. Life and Writings.
Dec 2, 2009 · William of St. Thierry was the subject of Pope Benedict's catechesis during his general audience, celebrated on December 2, 2009, in St. Peter's Square. William, a friend and...
