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Anselm of Canterbury

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Anselm of Canterbury was a significant figure in medieval Christianity, born in 1033 and died on April 21, 1109. He is renowned for his theological thoughts and educational contributions.

Anselm's Philosophy

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“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.”

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

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

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“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 Lord Greater Greatness

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“And indeed we believe you [God] to be something than which a greater cannot be conceived.”

Believe God Greater

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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.”

Made Problem Causes Existence Effects Nothingness Assistance Causation

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“Lust desireth not procreation, but pleasure only.”

Pleasure Lust Procreation

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“Disasters teach us humility.”

Teach Humility Disaster

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“God hath promised pardon to him that repenteth, but he hath not promised repentance to him that sinneth.”

Repentance Pardon

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“It is, therefore, not proper for God thus to pass over sin unpunished.”

Sin Forgiveness

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“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.”

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“Idleness is the enemy of the soul.”

Soul Enemy Idleness Manual Labor

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“Let no worldly prosperity divert you, nor any worldly adversity restrain you from His praise.”

Praise Adversity Prosperity Worldly

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“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.”

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

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“I believe in order that I may understand.”

Believe May Faith Order I Believe I Believe In Canterbury

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“God does not delay to hear our prayers because He has no mind to give; but that, by enlarging our desires, He may give us the more largely.”

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“Spare me through your mercy, do not punish me through your justice.”

Justice Mercy Spares Canterbury

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“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 Order I Believe I Believe In Canterbury

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“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.”

Ability Seeking Illiterate

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

May Thousand Mass Catholic Intention Oneself After Death Holy Mass

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“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.”

Mind Believe Littles Belief Work Roles Written Raises Strive Contemplation Strife

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“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.”

Ifs Knows Life May Truth Joy Prayer Love You Praying And Love Let Me This Life Rejoice Fullness I Pray Let Me Go Canterbury

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

God Greater Canterbury

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About the Author

Born: 1033
Died: April 21, 1109
Known for: Saint
Quotes: 25

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