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St Anselm
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(c.1033–1109) Monk and theologian who was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093. Born in northern Italy, he entered the monastery of Bec, in Normandy, where Lanfranc was teaching; Anselm succeeded the older man as prior at Bec and later at Canterbury. His years as archbishop were marked by a long battle with first William II and then Henry I over the relative powers of church and state, particularly in the matter of appointing bishops (the *investitute controversy'). Anselm was a prolific author and has remained highly regarded as a theologian. There is no record of his canonization, but pilgrimages to his shrine at Canterbury were common from the 12C. In 1720 he acquired the status of a saint through being declared a doctor of the church. His feast day is April 21.
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