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21 April 1109 A.D. Anselm Dies—36th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury

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21 April 1109 A.D.   Anselm Dies—36 th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury Bevans, G. M. “St. Anslem (1033-1109).”   Brittania.com.   N.d. http://www.britannia.com/bios/abofc/anselm.html .   Accessed 7 May 2014. Bevans,   Portraits of the Archbishops of Canterbury. Toronto, ONT:   University of Toronto Libraries, 2011. Available here: http://www.amazon.com/Portraits-Archbishops-Canterbury-Gladys-Bevan/dp/B005HI57FS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399493248&sr=8-1&keywords=bevans+portraits+of+archbishops+of+canterbury St. Anselm (1033-1109) Archbishop of Canterbury Born: 1033 at Aosta, Piedmont Died: 21st April 1109 Anselm was born in Aosta around 1033. He entered the Monastery of Bec which, under   Lanfranc , had become a centre of learning. Anselm succeeded Lanfranc as Abbot and, on a visit to England in 1093, he was compelled by William Rufus to accept the Archbishopric of Canterbury. William, however, continually thwarted and ...