Tag: Anselm of Canterbury

St Anselm (ca. 1033-1109) was born of noble heritage at Aosta, Italy. At 15, he tried to join a monastery but, without his father’s agreement, he was refused entry. He then spent the following years, until he was 27, travelling through France before becoming a Benedictine novice at Bec Monastery, Normandy. In 1063, St Anselm was…