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Anselm of Canterbury OSB (/ˈænsɛlm/; 1033/4–1109), also called Anselm of Aosta (French: Anselme d'Aoste, Italian: Anselmo d'Aosta) after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec (French: Anselme du Bec) after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher and theologian of the Catholic Church, who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. After his death, he was canonized as a saint; his feast day is 21 April. He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by a bull of Pope Clement XI in 1720. (Full article...)

A late 16th-century engraving of Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury

Attributes: His mitre, pallium, and crozier; his books; a ship, representing the spiritual independence of the Church.
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See also: Conrad of Parzham, Germany

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