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Anselm of Canterbury

c. 1033–1109 · 11th century

Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033–1109) was an Italian-born monk, abbot of Bec in Normandy and from 1093 Archbishop of Canterbury. A leading theologian of early scholasticism, he formulated the ontological argument for the existence of God and wrote Cur Deus Homo on the atonement. As archbishop he quarrelled with William II and Henry I over royal control of the Church.

Anselm of Canterbury
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Duchy of Normandy

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