History & Society
St. Anselm of Canterbury
archbishop and philosopher
St. Anselm of Canterbury
Category:
History & Society
- Born:
- 1033/34, Aosta, Lombardy [Italy]
- Died:
- April 21, 1109, possibly at Canterbury, Kent, England
- Notable Works:
- “Cur Deus homo?”
- “Monologion”
- “Proslogion”
- Subjects Of Study:
- Scholasticism
- atonement
- existence of God
- ontological argument
- salvation
- Role In:
- Investiture Controversy
St. Anselm of Canterbury (born 1033/34, Aosta, Lombardy [Italy]—died April 21, 1109, possibly at Canterbury, Kent, England; feast day April 21) was an Italian-born theologian and philosopher, known as the father of Scholasticism, a philosophical school of thought that dominated the Middle Ages. He was recognized in modern times as the originator of the ontological argument for the existence of God (based on the idea of an absolutely perfect being, the fact of the idea being in itself a demonstration of existence) and the satisfaction theory of atonement or redemption (based on the feudal theory of making satisfaction or recompense ...(100 of 1758 words)