Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury (d.1109)
- Biography
- Anselm was born in Aosta, Italy, around 1033 to Gundulf and Ermenberga. His father was from Lombardy and through his mother he was related to a cadet branch of the counts of Savoy. One of his uncles was a canon of Aosta and gave Anselm his education. He left Italy around 1056 for France. He assisted Lanfranc, future archbishop of Canterbury (d.1089), at the latter's school at Avranches for a year before becoming a monk of Bec. In 1063, he succeeded Lanfranc as prior of Bec, rising to abbot in 1078. He became archbishop of Canterbury on 17 April 1093, being enthroned on 25 September and consecrated on 4 December, succeeding Lanfranc in that position as well. He was exiled twice (Nov. 1097 to Sept. 1100 and April 1103 to August 1106). He died at Canterbury on 21 April 1109 and was buried there; he was canonised in 1734. R.W. Southern, 'Anselm', ODNB, ii, 247-57;
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- Floruits
- 1107 × 1109
- Related Place
- Canterbury