Anselm of Canterbury

Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 or 1034 – April 21 1109), a widely influential medieval philosopher and theologian, held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. Called the founder of Scholasticism, he is famous as the inventor of the ontological argument for the existence of God.

External links

• Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article on Saint Anselm
• Anselm von Canterbury - A lecture in german
• Catholic Encyclopedia article on St. Anselm
• Professor Jasper Hopkins' homepage
• St. Anselm at the Christian Classics Ethereal Library: http://www.ccel.org/a/anselm/
• St. Anselm at the Latin Library: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/anselm.html

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