Pontiff recalls 900th anniversary of St. Anselm’s death

April 22, 2009

The Holy See Press Office on April 21 released a papal message-- addressed to the abbot primate of the Order of St. Benedict-- commemorating the 900th anniversary of the death of St. Anselm, the Benedictine monk who was born in the northern Italian city of Aosta, became abbot of Bec in Normandy, and was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury. Known as the Father of Scholasticism, he is one of the 33 doctors of the Church. On April 22, the Press Office released a second papal message addressed to Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, the pontifical envoy to the solemn commemoration of the 900th anniversary.

 

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Further information:

• Messaggio Del Santo Padre All’abate Primate Dei Monaci Benedettini Confederati In Occasione Del 900° Anniversario Della Morte Di Sant’Anselmo (Holy See)
• Ninth centenary of the death of St. Anselm (VIS)
• Pontiff Affirms Search for God on Earth Never Ends (Zenit)
• Celebrating a Great Saint (Vatican Radio)
• Catholic Encyclopedia article (New Advent)
• St. Anselm’s Proslogion
• His Cur Deus Homo
• Lettera Del Santo Padre All’em.Mo Card. Giacomo Biffi, Inviato Speciale Alle Celebrazioni Del IX Centenario Della Morte Di Sant’anselmo (Holy See)
• St. Pius X, Encyclical on St. Anselm of Aosta (Communium rerum, 1909)
• Perennial relevance of teachings of St. Anselm (VIS)