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Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) was a Scholastic philosopher and clergyman, born in Aosta, NW Italy. He left Italy in 1056 and settled at the Benedictine abbey of Bec in Normandy. He moved to England to succeed Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1093. His strong principles brought him into conflict both with William II and Henry I in ...
Page Contents. Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033/4–1109), also called Anselm of Aosta ( Anselmo d’Aosta) after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec ( Anselme du Bec) after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher and theologian of the Catholic Church, who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109.
Finally, Anselm realized he must yield and leave England (Oct. 15, 1097); the king immediately took possession of the See of Canterbury. The pope received Anselm with dignity and declined to accept his proposed resignation from Canterbury. At Bari, Anselm took part in the council (Oct. 1, 1098) that sought reunion with the Greek church.
Our founders appropriately chose Saint Anselm of Canterbury, an English saint and medieval scholar, as the college’s patron. Much of Saint Anselm’s life is known from his history, written c. 1124 by the historian Eadmer. Anselm was born in Aosta, Italy in 1033 A.D. His mother died when he was a young man and Anselm’s father treated him ...
Anselm’s life is documented to a level of detail unusual amongst his contemporaries. In addition to his corpus of works, a letter collection of some 475 items is preserved, as well as two works by his companion and remembrancer Eadmer, monk of Canterbury: the Vita Anselmi (Life of Anselm) and the longer Historia novorum in Anglia (History of Recent Events in England).
Jan 7, 2022 · Anselm of Canterbury was a monk, theologian, and archbishop of the 11th century. His work laid the foundation of an approach to theology known as Scholasticism. Anselm is best remembered today for his writings, such as Proslogion ( Discourse) and Cur Deus Homo ( Why Did God Become Man? ), and for what is now known as the ontological argument ...
Apr 21, 2024 · Against his will, Anselm was appointed archbishop of Canterbury in 1093, at age 60. His appointment was opposed at first by England’s King William Rufus and later accepted. Rufus persistently refused to cooperate with efforts to reform the Church. Anselm finally went into voluntary exile until Rufus died in 1100.
