Anselm may refer to:

People

Saints

Anselm, Duke of Friuli Anselm (died 805) was the Lombards, Lombard duke of Friuli (749–751) and the founding abbot of the Nonantola Abbey, monastery of Nonantula. Life He left the world at the height of his secular career, and in 750 built a monastery at Fanano, a pl ...

(s), Benedictine monk and abbot Nonantula *

Anselm of Canterbury Anselm of Canterbury OSB (; 1033/4–1109), also known as (, ) after his birthplace and () after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher, and theologian of the Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Canterb ...

( 1033–1109), philosopher, Abbot of Bec, and Archbishop of Canterbury *

Anselm of Lucca Anselm of Lucca (; ; 1036 – 18 March 1086), born Anselm of Baggio ('), was a medieval bishop of Lucca in Italy and a prominent figure in the Investiture Controversy amid the fighting in central Italy between Matilda, countess of Tuscan ...

(1036–1086), better known as Saint Anselm of Lucca

Bishops

* Anselm I (bishop of Milan) ( 813–818),

bishop of Milan The Archdiocese of Milan (; ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has long maintained its own Latin liturgical rite usage, the Ambr ...

* Anselm II (archbishop of Milan) (died 896), also known as Anselm II Capra * Anselm I of Aosta (994–1026), the last bishop to serve as count of Aosta, and brother-in-law of Burchard, bishop of Aosta * Anselm I of Lucca (died 1073), better known as Pope Alexander II * Anselm II (1070s 1090s), bishop of Aosta * Anselm III (archbishop of Milan) (; 1086–1093) * Anselm IV (archbishop of Milan) (; 1097–1101) * Anselm of Havelberg (–1158), Premonstratensian canon and archbishop of Ravenna * Anselm V (Archbishop of Milan) ( 1126–1136), also known as Anselmo della Pusterla * Anselm of Meissen (13th century), bishop of Warmia *

Anselmo Guido Pecorari Anselmo Guido Pecorari (born 19 May 1946) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1980 until he retired in 2021. He became an archbishop in 2003 and held the position of apostolic nu ...

(born 1946), Roman Catholic cardinal

Clerics

* Anselm of Farfa (died 883), also known as Zelmo * Anselm of Besate, 11th-century churchman and rhetorician *

Anselm Grün Anselm Grün (in English also: Anselm Gruen), OSB (born 14 January 1945 in , Germany) is a German Benedictine monk. He was in charge of Münsterschwarzach Abbey's financial matters, as its ''cellarer''. He has written around 300 books focused ...

(born 1945), German Benedictine monk and religious writer * Anselm of Liège (1008–1056), chronicler of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège *

Anselm of Laon Anselm of Laon (; 1117), properly Ansel ('), was a French theology, theologian and founder of a school of scholars who helped to pioneer biblical hermeneutics. Biography Born of very humble parents at Laon before the middle of the 11th centur ...

(died 1117), French biblical scholar, properly known as Ansel * Anselm of Gembloux (died 1136), abbot of Gembloux Abbey in Namur, Belgium *

Anselm of St Saba Anselm (died 1148) was a Middle Ages, medieval bishop of London, bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, London whose election was quashed by Pope Innocent II. He was a monk of Sacra di San Michele, Chiusa, abbot of San Saba, ...

and of Bury (died 1148), Benedictine monk elected bishop of London but refused consecration by Innocent II

Other people

Anselm of Capraia Anselm of Capraia was a Pisan count. His political activity extended from the Republic of Pisa to Sardinia. Anselm was the son of Berthold, brother of William and Anselm, all three of whom went to the court of Peter II of Arborea to be educated. ...

, 13th-century Pisan count *

Anselm Feuerbach Anselm Feuerbach (12 September 1829 – 4 January 1880) was a German Painting, painter. He was the leading neoclassicism, neoclassical painter of the German 19th-century school. Biography Early life Feuerbach was born at Speyer, the son of ...

(1829–1880), German painter *

Anselm Kiefer Anselm Kiefer (born 8 March 1945) is a German painter and sculptor. He studied with Peter Dreher and Horst Antes at the end of the 1960s. His works incorporate materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac. The poems of Paul Celan h ...

(born 1945), German painter and sculptor *

Anslem de Silva Kongahage Anslem Lawrence de Silva (; born 1 August 1940) is a Sri Lankan biologist and herpetologist recognised as a pioneer of modern herpetology in Sri Lanka. His career spanned for more than five decades; de Silva has contributed to the fi ...

(born 1940), Sri Lankan Sinhala biologist and herpetologist

Other uses

* ''Anselm'' (film), a 2023 documentary film *

Saint Anselm College Saint Anselm College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 1889, it is named after Saint Anselm of Canterbury. As of 2024, the college's enrollment was 2,094 students. History ...

, a liberal arts college in the US *