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Saint Anselm   /seɪnt ˈænsɛlm/   Listen
Saint Anselm

noun
1.
An Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God.  Synonyms: Anselm, St. Anselm.






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"Saint Anselm" Quotes from Famous Books



... wishes to love you; my mouth to praise you; my mind to contemplate you; my soul sighs to be yours. Receive me, defend me, preserve me; I cannot perish in your hands. Let the demons tremble when I pronounce your holy name, since you have ruined their empire; but we shall say with Saint Anselm, that he does not know God, who has not an idea sufficiently high of your greatness and glory. We shall esteem it the greatest honour to be of the number of your servants. Let your glory, blessed Mother, be equal to the extent of your name; reign, after God, over all that is beneath God; ...
— Primitive Christian Worship • James Endell Tyler



Words linked to "Saint Anselm" :   archbishop, saint



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