Saint-Thierry Explained

Saint-Thierry
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Saint-Thierry.svg
Arrondissement:Reims
Canton:Bourgogne-Fresne
Insee:51518
Postal Code:51220
Mayor:Antoine Lemaire[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CU Grand Reims
Coordinates:49.3042°N 3.9644°W
Elevation M:145
Area Km2:7.59

Saint-Thierry (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ tjɛʁi/) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.[2]

History

The village is named after Saint Thierry of Mont d'Hor, who founded the Saint-Thierry Abbey.William of Saint-Thierry was elected abbot here in 1119. It was here that he wrote De natura et dignitate amoris ("On the Nature and Dignity of Love") and De contemplando Deo ("On the Contemplation of God").[3] On 16 April 1917 Saint-Thierry was the site of one of the soviets of the Russian Revolution when soldiers of the 1st Brigade of the Russian Expeditionary Force in France formed a soldiers committee on learning of the February Revolution.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM51518-saint-thierry INSEE commune file
  3. Web site: William of Saint-Thierry. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 September 2014.
  4. Web site: Clément. Robert. La Brigade Russ a Courcy. 31 August 2014.