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Saint Anselm was one of the most important Christian thinkers of the eleventh century. He is most famous in philosophy for having discovered and articulated the so-called “ ontological argument ;” and in theology for his doctrine of the atonement.
When Anselm, an Italian monk from Normandy, was chosen to become archbishop of Canterbury, he protested too. The episcopal staff had to be held against his clenched fist.
Saint Anselm of Canterbury, (born 1033/34, Aosta, Lombardy—died April 21, 1109, possibly at Canterbury, Kent, Eng.; feast day April 21), Founder of Scholasticism. Anselm entered the Benedictine monastery at Bec (in Normandy) in 1057 and became abbot in 1078.
Jul 25, 2021 · Saint Anselm (A.D. 1033–1109) was an Italian monk, philosopher, and theologian who served as Archbishop of Canterbury for 16 years. He’s most famous for his spirited defenses of the incarnation and belief in God (though you might remember him from a brief reference in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade!). He’s considered one of the ...
Sep 8, 2022 · Article. by Guy Jackson. published on 08 September 2022. The Proslogion (Latin for Address or Discourse; the title was chosen because it is written in the form of a prayer addressed to God) is a book written by the medieval theologian St. Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033-1109).
Anselm held that the death of the God-human ( Christ) on the cross was the only rationally intelligible way in which sinful humankind could have been reconciled with God. Atonement is made possible through Christ, by whose infinite merits humanity is purified in an act of cooperative re-creation.
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.
