Anselm of Canterbury
11th‑century Benedictine monk, Archbishop of Canterbury, philosopher and theologian
14 dated entries naming Anselm of Canterbury, drawn from 14 separate years between 1033 CE and 1109 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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11th century
- 1033Anselm, English archbishop and philosopher (d. 1109)source
- 1060Anselm enters the Benedictine Bec Abbey in Normandy, as a novice (approximate date).source
- 1063Anselm, later to become archbishop of Canterbury, becomes prior at the Abbey of Bec (approximate date).source
- 1076Anselm of Aosta, an Italian Benedictine abbot, completes his Monologion at the request of his fellow monks.source
- 1078Anselm is elected abbot of Bec Abbey, in Normandy.source
- 1093March 6 – Anselm, Italian Benedictine abbot and theologian, becomes archbishop of Canterbury in England, succeeding Lanfranc. The post of archbishop has been left vacant since 1089 by King William II of England – so he can collect the church's income for himself.source
- 1097October – Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, goes into exile. Conflicts between him and William II result in Anselm leaving England and heading for Rome. William confiscates Anselm's land.source
- 1098King Edgar of Scotland signs a treaty with Magnus III in which he agrees that the northern territories including the Hebrides belong to Norway. At Dunfermline Abbey, Edgar seeks support from Anselm of Canterbury.source
- 1100September 23 – Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury returns to England from exile, at the invitation of Henry I.source
12th century
- 1102Council of London: A church council convened by Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, bans sodomy and the sale of Christian slaves to non-Christian countries, and reforms the clergy.source
- 1103April 27 – Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, again goes into exile after a dispute with King Henry I over the appointment of bishops and abbots to important Church positions.source
- 1105Henry I meets Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, under threat of excommunication at L'Aigle in Normandy to settle their disputes that has led to Anselm's exile from England (see 1103).source
- 1107August 11 – The Investiture Controversy is resolved, by the reconciliation of Henry I and Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury and the mass consecration of bishops by Anselm at the royal Palace of Westminster: William Giffard to Winchester, Roger to Salisbury, Reynelm to Hereford, William Warelwast to Exeter and Urban to Llandaff. Roger of Salisbury is also appointed Justiciar in this year.source
- 1109April 21 – Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1033)source