11th‑century Benedictine monk, Archbishop of Canterbury, philosopher and theologian
An 11th-century monk who tried to prove God exists through pure logic alone. His ontological argument — that a perfect being must exist because existence is part of perfection — has survived nine centuries of philosophical attack and still gets taught in every intro course.
Born in Aosta around 1033, Anselm joined the Benedictine monastery at Bec in Normandy, where he began writing dialogues that merged mystical devotion with rigorous rational inquiry. His philosophical method would later earn him recognition as a founder of Scholasticism, though that credit came long after his death. In 1093 he became Archbishop of Canterbury and immediately collided with the English crown over church authority during the Investiture Controversy. He was exiled twice — from 1097 to 1100 under William II and again from 1105 to 1107 under Henry I — and while abroad helped bring Gre…
Sourced, dated quotes from Anselm of Canterbury
God often works more by the life of the illiterate seeking the things that are God's, than by the ability of the learned seeking the things that are their own.
God was conceived of a most pure Virgin … it was fitting that the virgin should be radiant with a purity so great that a greater purity cannot be conceived.
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