Anselm of Canterbury

1033–1034 to 1109 · Doctor 1720

Origin: Aosta
Historical identity: Aostan / Burgundian; monk in Normandy and archbishop in England
Affiliation: Benedictine tradition (OSB)

Life and work

Monk, philosopher and archbishop known for faith seeking understanding and arguments about God and redemption. His life connected the Alpine region, Norman monastic learning and conflicts over ecclesiastical authority in England.

Places and activities

Aosta

1033/1034-c. 1056

Spent his youth before leaving the Alpine region.

Benedict XVI: Anselm

Bec Abbey

1060-1093; with travel

Served as monk, teacher, prior and abbot.

Benedict XVI: Anselm

Canterbury

1093-1109; interrupted by exiles

Served as archbishop and contested royal interference in church appointments.

Benedict XVI: Anselm

Catholic Encyclopedia

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Anselm

Primary sources

Further reading

Wikipedia

Anselm of Canterbury

Dates and research notes

Years are historical biographical dates; an approximate label on a place record remains approximate.

Selected sourced locations; not a complete itinerary. All geographic coordinates are approximate.

Lifetime associations, not citizenship or a claim that all affiliations were held simultaneously.

Primary text or author archive. Its presence in the bibliography does not by itself support every map claim.

Recommended scholarly reading. Publisher/catalogue link; not used as consulted evidence for seed place claims.

Official modern biographical overview; not contemporary evidence for the saint's travels.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907. Biographical article.

Oxford University Press, 2011. Recommended reference; consult the relevant entry and its bibliography. Not treated as read evidence for individual seed claims.

Updated 2026-11-01