Anselm of St Saba

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name =Anselm of St Saba


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of London
Title = Bishop of London elect
Period = 1136–1138
Predecessor = Gilbert Universalis
Successor =Robert de Sigello
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post =Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds
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date of death =January 3 1148
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Anselm (or Anselm of St Saba) was a medieval Bishop of London elect as well as Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds.

Life

He was a nephew of Anselm of Canterbury and a monk of Chiusi. He was also abbot of Saint Saba monastery in Rome and a papal legate to England from 1115 to 1119. In 1121 he was elected Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds Abbey.Knowles "Heads of Religious Houses" p. 32] He was elected to the see of London about March 22 1136 and was enthroned at London in 1137, but his election was quashed by Pope Innocent II in 1138 and he returned to Bury St. Edmunds. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33800 British History Online Bishops of London] accessed on October 28, 2007] He died on January 3 1148. Anselm wanted to make the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, but was talked out of the trip by his monks, so he instead built a church to St. James, which may be the first church dedicated to St. James in England.Lomax "First English Pilgrims" "Studies in Medieval History" p. 174]

Notes

References

* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33800 British History Online Bishops of London] accessed on October 28, 2007
* Knowles, David; Brooke C. N. L.; and London, Vera C. M. "The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales 940-1216" Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1972 ISBN 0-521-08367-2
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NAME=Anselm of St Saba
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Abbot of St Saba; Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds; Bishop of London elect
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DATE OF DEATH=January 3, 1148
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