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  2. Anselm of Canterbury - Wikipedia

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    Anselm of Canterbury OSB (/ ˈ æ n s ɛ l m /; 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 [4] Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher, and theologian of the Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109.

  3. Proslogion - Wikipedia

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    The Proslogion (Latin: Proslogium, lit. 'Discourse') is a prayer (or meditation) written by the medieval cleric Saint Anselm of Canterbury between 1077 and 1078. In each chapter, Anselm juxtaposes contrasting attributes of God to resolve apparent contradictions in Christian theology.

  4. Ontological argument - Wikipedia

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    Theologian and philosopher Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) proposed an ontological argument in the 2nd and 3rd chapters of his Proslogion. [18] Anselm's argument was not presented in order to prove God's existence; rather, Proslogion was a work of meditation in which he documented how the idea of God became self-evident to him. [19]

  5. List of archbishops of Canterbury - Wikipedia

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    Anselm: Abbot of Bec; Canonised: St Anselm. [30] 21 Apr 1109 26 Apr 1114 See vacant: el. 26 Apr 1114 2 Oct 1122 Ralph d'Escures: Translated from Rochester. [31] 18 Feb 1123 21 Nov 1136 William de Corbeil (William of Corbeil) Prior of St Osyth. 21 Nov 1136 8 Jan 1139 See vacant: 8 Jan 1139 18 Apr 1161 Theobald of Bec (Tedbald) Abbot of Bec. 18 ...

  6. British philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Saint Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033 – 1109) was an important philosopher and theologian of the Catholic Church, who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. Anselm is famed as the originator of the ontological argument for the existence of God and of the satisfaction theory of atonement. Anselm's works are considered ...

  7. Satisfaction theory of atonement - Wikipedia

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    St. Anselm of Canterbury. Anselm of Canterbury first articulated the satisfaction view in his Cur Deus Homo?, as a modification to the ransom theory that was postulated at the time in the West. [3] The then-current ransom theory of the atonement held that Jesus' death paid a ransom to Satan, allowing God to rescue those under Satan's bondage. [4]

  8. Gödel's ontological proof - Wikipedia

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    The argument is in a line of development that goes back to Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109). St. Anselm's ontological argument, in its most succinct form, is as follows: "God, by definition, is that for which no greater can be conceived. God exists in the understanding.

  9. Canterbury–York dispute - Wikipedia

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    The dispute centered on the title that would be confirmed on Anselm, and although it was settled quickly, the exact title used is unknown, as the two main sources of information differ. Eadmer, Anselm's biographer and a Canterbury partisan, proclaims that the title agreed upon was "Primate of all Britain".