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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Anselm of Canterbury

1033 - 1109

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Anselm of Canterbury OSB (; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anselm of Canterbury has received more than 1,671,768 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Anselm of Canterbury is the 123rd most popular religious figure (up from 125th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 153rd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Anselm of Canterbury is most famous for his ontological argument for the existence of God.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Anselm of Canterbury ranks 123 out of 2,238Before him are Thérèse of Lisieux, Hassan-i Sabbah, Zechariah, Sarah, Pope Gregory IX, and Pope Gregory XV. After him are Seti I, Pope Boniface VIII, Pope Formosus, Aminah, Pope Clement VIII, and Pope Pius VII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1033, Anselm of Canterbury ranks 1After him are Donald III of Scotland, Urraca of Zamora, and Cheng Yi. Among people deceased in 1109, Anselm of Canterbury ranks 1After him are Alfonso VI of León and Castile, Eupraxia of Kiev, Hugh of Cluny, Fulk IV, Count of Anjou, Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia, and Alberic of Cîteaux.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Anselm of Canterbury ranks 132 out of 4,668Before him are Plautus (-254), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Donato Bramante (1443), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Numa Pompilius (-753), and Pope Gregory XV (1554). After him are Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Formosus (816), Leon Battista Alberti (1404), Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), Nerva (30), and Andrea Palladio (1508).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Anselm of Canterbury ranks 32Before him are Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Urban VIII (1568), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Gregory IX (1160), and Pope Gregory XV (1554). After him are Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Pius VII (1742), Pope Urban VII (1521), and Pope Pius VIII (1761).