Anselm of Canterbury
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Anselm of Canterbury was an 11th-century Benedictine monk, philosopher, and Archbishop of Canterbury, renowned as a foundational figure in scholastic theology and for formulating influential arguments about God’s existence and the nature of salvation.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anselm of Canterbury canonical | 24 |
| Anselm | 3 |
| Anselm of Aosta | 1 |
| Anselm of Canterbury as Archbishop of Canterbury | 1 |
| Canterbury (via Anselm of Canterbury) | 1 |
| Saint Anselm of Canterbury | 1 |
| St. Anselm of Canterbury | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T310749 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Anselm of Canterbury Context triple: [satisfaction theory of atonement, hasPrimaryProponent, Anselm of Canterbury]
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St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas was a 13th-century Dominican friar, theologian, and philosopher whose synthesis of Christian doctrine with Aristotelian philosophy made him one of the most influential thinkers in Western intellectual and religious history.
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Archbishop James Ussher
Archbishop James Ussher was a 17th-century Irish prelate and scholar best known for his biblical chronology that dated the creation of the world to 4004 BC.
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William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo was a 4th–5th century Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings, including "Confessions" and "The City of God," profoundly shaped Western Christianity and Western thought.
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Saint Benedict of Nursia
Saint Benedict of Nursia was a 6th-century Christian monk and founder of Western monasticism, best known for composing the influential Rule of Saint Benedict that shaped Benedictine and later monastic life.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anselm of Canterbury Target entity description: Anselm of Canterbury was an 11th-century Benedictine monk, philosopher, and Archbishop of Canterbury, renowned as a foundational figure in scholastic theology and for formulating influential arguments about God’s existence and the nature of salvation.
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A.
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas was a 13th-century Dominican friar, theologian, and philosopher whose synthesis of Christian doctrine with Aristotelian philosophy made him one of the most influential thinkers in Western intellectual and religious history.
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B.
Archbishop James Ussher
Archbishop James Ussher was a 17th-century Irish prelate and scholar best known for his biblical chronology that dated the creation of the world to 4004 BC.
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C.
William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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D.
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo was a 4th–5th century Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings, including "Confessions" and "The City of God," profoundly shaped Western Christianity and Western thought.
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E.
Saint Benedict of Nursia
Saint Benedict of Nursia was a 6th-century Christian monk and founder of Western monasticism, best known for composing the influential Rule of Saint Benedict that shaped Benedictine and later monastic life.
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Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Archbishop of Canterbury
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Benedictine monk ⓘ Catholic saint ⓘ Christian theologian ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| birthDate |
1033
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1034 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Aosta
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Burgundian Kingdom (early phase) ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Burgundy
|
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Normandy
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surface form:
Duchy of Normandy
|
| deathDate | 1109-04-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Canterbury
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Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Monologion
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Proslogion ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Benedictine abbey of Bec ⓘ |
| feastDay | April 21 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian apologetics
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ scholasticism ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName |
Anselm of Canterbury
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Anselm
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| honorificPrefix |
Archbishop
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Saint ⓘ |
| influenced |
Duns Scotus
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St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
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Boethius ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Medieval Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Benedictines
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surface form:
Benedictine Order
|
| nativeLanguage |
Latin
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Old French ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
faith seeking understanding
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ontological argument for the existence of God ⓘ satisfaction theory of atonement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cur Deus Homo
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De Casu Diaboli ⓘ De Concordia ⓘ On Free Choice of the Will ⓘ
surface form:
De Libertate Arbitrii
De veritate ⓘ
surface form:
De Veritate
Epistolae ⓘ Monologion ⓘ Proslogion ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbot
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archbishop ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| partOf | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| workLocation |
Bec
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Canterbury ⓘ |
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Subject: Anselm of Canterbury Description of subject: Anselm of Canterbury was an 11th-century Benedictine monk, philosopher, and Archbishop of Canterbury, renowned as a foundational figure in scholastic theology and for formulating influential arguments about God’s existence and the nature of salvation.
Referenced by (32)
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