St. Theobald (1 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On July 1, Father Alban Butler recounts the remarkable life of St. Theobald (also known as St. Tebow), a nobleman born into one of the most powerful families of medieval France who abandoned wealth, honor, and military glory to pursue a life of radical poverty and union with God. Inspired by the Desert Fathers—including St. John the Baptist, St. Paul the Hermit, St. Anthony the Great, and St. Arsenius—Theobald exchanged luxurious clothing for rags, worked as a common laborer, embraced severe penance, made pilgrimages barefoot across Europe, and spent years living as a hermit in solitude. His life became a witness to humility, prayer, manual labor, sacrifice, and complete trust in Divine Providence. Though hidden from the world, God made his sanctity known through miracles, prophecies, and the conversion of many souls—including his own parents. Discover the extraordinary story of one of the Middle Ages' great hermit saints and learn how detachment from worldly ambitions leads to true freedom in Christ. 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Noble Birth of St. Theobald 00:59 Inspired by the Desert Fathers 01:32 Refusing Wealth, Marriage & Military Glory 02:09 Leaving Home Forever 02:34 Life of Poverty and Manual Labor 03:25 Hidden Holiness Discovered 03:41 Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela 04:12 Pilgrimage to Rome 04:27 Hermitage at Solanigo 04:52 Extraordinary Penance 05:09 Ordained to the Priesthood 05:16 Reunion with His Parents 06:04 Conversion of His Family 06:29 Final Illness 06:52 Holy Death of St. Theobald 07:08 Translation of His Relics 07:23 Canonization and Lasting Veneration https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/st-theobald/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StTheobald #SaintTheobald #LivesOfTheSaints #AlbanButler #Catholic #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #ChristianHistory #CatholicFaith #Prayer #Penance #Hermit #Holiness #July1