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Anselm of Canterbury

Anselm of Canterbury[a] (/ˈænsɛlm/) (1033/4-1109), 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.

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But a problem occurs about nothing. For that from which something is made is a cause of the thing made from it; and, necessarily,every cause contributes some assistance to the effect's existence.

Assistance, Causes, Existence, Made, Problem

I do not try, Lord, to attain Your lofty heights, because my understanding is in no way equal to it. But I do desire to understand Your truth a little, that truth that my heart believes and loves. I do not seek to understand that I may believe; but I believe so that I may understand. For I believe this also, that unless I believe, I shall not understand.

Believe, Heart, Lofty, Loves, Truth, Understanding

Therefore Lord God, you are more truly omnipotent, because you have no power through impotence and nothing can be against you.

God, Lord, Omnipotence, Omnipotent

I have written the little work that follows. . . in the role of one who strives to raise his mind to the contemplation of God and one who seeks to understand what he believes.

Believe, Mind, Work, Written

Therefore Lord, not only are you that than which a greater cannot be thought but you are also something greater than can be thought.

God, Greater, Greatness, Lord, Thought

Disasters teach us humility.

Disaster, Disasters, Humility, Teach

It is impossible to save one's soul without devotion to Mary and without her protection.

Devotion, Impossible, Mary, Religious, Soul

God is that, the greater than which cannot be conceived.

Canterbury, Conceived, God, Greater

For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand.

Believe, Canterbury, Order, Understand

I believe in order that I may understand.

Believe, Faith, Order, Understand

A single Mass offered for oneself during life may be worth more than a thousand celebrated for the same intention after death.

Catholic, Intention, Mass, May, Offered

A Prayer of Anselm My God, I pray that I may so know you and love you that I may rejoice in you. And if I may not do so fully in this life let me go steadily on to the day when I come to that fullness. . . Let me receive That which you promised through your truth, that my joy may be full.

Full, Fully, Life, Pray, Prayer, Truth

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.

Fitting, God, Greater, Pure, Purity, Should

O supreme and unapproachable light! O whole and blessed truth, how far art thou from me, who am so near to thee! How far removed art thou from my vision, though I am so near to thine! Everywhere thou art wholly present, and I see thee not. In thee I move, and in thee I have my being; and I cannot come to thee. Thou art within me, and about me, and I feel thee not.

Art, Blessed, Come, Everywhere, Moving, Removed

Lust desireth not procreation, but pleasure only.

Desireth, Lust, Pleasure, Procreation

Remove grace, and you have nothing whereby to be saved. Remove free will and you have nothing that could be saved.

Free, Free Will, Grace, Remove, Saved

There is no inconsistency in God's commanding us not to take upon ourselves what belongs to Him alone. For to execute vengeance belongs to none but Him who is Lord of all; for when the powers of the world rightly accomplish this end, God himself does it who appointed them for the purpose.

Doe, Forgiveness, Inconsistency, Purpose, Rightly, World