Anselm of Canterbury

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Anselm of Canterbury was an 11th-century Benedictine monk, philosopher, and Archbishop of Canterbury, renowned as a foundational figure in scholastic theology and for formulating influential arguments about God’s existence and the nature of salvation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Archbishop of Canterbury
Benedictine monk
Catholic saint
Christian theologian
human
philosopher
birthDate 1033
1034
birthPlace Aosta
Kingdom of Burgundy
canonizationStatus canonized saint
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy
linked to: Normandy
deathDate 1109-04-21
deathPlace Canterbury
Kingdom of England
describedBySource Monologion
Proslogion
educatedAt Benedictine abbey of Bec
feastDay April 21
fieldOfWork Christian apologetics
metaphysics
philosophy of religion
scholasticism
theology
givenName Anselm
honorificPrefix Archbishop
Saint
influenced Duns Scotus
Thomas Aquinas
linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas

scholastic philosophy
influencedBy Augustine of Hippo
Boethius
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Medieval Latin
memberOf Benedictine Order
linked to: Benedictines
nativeLanguage Latin
Old French
notableIdea faith seeking understanding
ontological argument for the existence of God
satisfaction theory of atonement
notableWork Cur Deus Homo
De Casu Diaboli
De Concordia
De Libertate Arbitrii
De Veritate
linked to: De veritate

Epistolae
Monologion
Proslogion
occupation abbot
archbishop
philosopher
theologian
partOf High Middle Ages
positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
religion Christianity
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
workLocation Bec
Canterbury

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St. Augustine influenced Anselm of Canterbury
Augustine of Hippo influenced Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury givenName Anselm
linked to: Anselm of Canterbury
Cur Deus Homo author Anselm of Canterbury
Cur Deus Homo mainInterlocutors Anselm
linked to: Anselm of Canterbury
Scholastic theology hasMajorFigure Anselm of Canterbury
Doctor of the Church includes St. Anselm of Canterbury
linked to: Anselm of Canterbury
Boethius influenced Anselm of Canterbury
Sant’Anselmo all’Aventino namedAfter Anselm of Canterbury
Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm namedAfter Saint Anselm of Canterbury
linked to: Anselm of Canterbury
Boso createdBy Anselm of Canterbury
Boso dialogueWith Anselm of Canterbury
Boso associatedWithPlace Canterbury (via Anselm of Canterbury)
linked to: Anselm of Canterbury
Proslogion author Anselm of Canterbury
Monologion author Anselm of Canterbury
Monologion authorBirthName Anselm of Aosta
linked to: Anselm of Canterbury
De Casu Diaboli author Anselm of Canterbury
De Concordia author Anselm of Canterbury
De Concordia hasAuthorRole Anselm of Canterbury as Archbishop of Canterbury
linked to: Anselm of Canterbury
Epistolae author Anselm of Canterbury
Epistolae mainSubject Anselm of Canterbury
Benedictine abbey of Bec notableAbbot Anselm of Canterbury
Benedictine abbey of Bec educated Anselm of Canterbury
Bec Abbey notableLeader Anselm of Canterbury
subject linked to: Bec
Bec Abbey hasNotableAlumnus Anselm of Canterbury
subject linked to: Bec
Anselm Feuerbach givenName Anselm
linked to: Anselm of Canterbury
Catholic theology hasMajorTheologian Anselm of Canterbury
Peter Lombard influencedBy Anselm of Canterbury
Norman church reforms hasMainAgent Anselm of Canterbury
Scholasticism associatedWith Anselm of Canterbury