Saint-Thierry

Saint-Thierry is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.[3]

Saint-Thierry
The town hall in Saint-Thierry
Location of Saint-Thierry
Saint-Thierry
Saint-Thierry
Coordinates: 49°18′15″N 3°57′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementReims
CantonBourgogne
IntercommunalityCU Grand Reims
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Antoine Lemaire[1]
Area
1
7.59 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
616
  Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51518 /51220
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The village is named after Saint Thierry of Mont d'Hor, who founded the Saint-Thierry Abbey.[4] 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").[5] 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.[6]

See also

References

  1. Maires au 17-06-2020, data.gouv.fr, accessed 1 December 2020
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Baring-Gould, S. (1897), The Lives Of The Saints: Volume 06, June, London: J. C. Nimmo, p. 11–12, retrieved 30 August 2021
  5. "William of Saint-Thierry". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  6. Clément, Robert. "La Brigade Russ a Courcy". Retrieved 31 August 2014.


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