Anselm of Canterbury
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![A French plaque commemorating the supposed birthplace of Anselm in Aosta. (The identification is probably spurious.)[1]](/Images/godic/202502/08/Maison_StAnselme_21022.JPG")
![Becca di Nona south of Aosta, the sight of a supposed mystical vision during Anselm's childhood.[14]](/Images/godic/202502/08/Becca_di_Nona1023.jpg")
![A cross at Bec Abbey commemorating the connection between it and Canterbury. Lanfranc, Anselm, and Theobald were all priors at Bec before serving as primates over England.](/Images/godic/202502/08/Abbaye_du_Bec-Hellouin_-_croix_anglicane1023.jpg")
Saint Anselm of Canterbury (Latin:Anselmus Cantuariensis; c. 1033 – 21 April 1109), also called Anselm of Aosta (Italian:Anselmo d'Aosta) after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec (French:Anselme du Bec) after his monastery, was a Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher and theologian of the Catholic Church, who held the office of archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. After his death, he was canonized as a saint; his feast day is 21 April.