Anselm of Canterbury vs Peter Abelard
Comparing
Compare the life timelines of Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) and Peter Abelard (1079–1142) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 30 years, from 1079 to 1109.
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Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)
- — Born in Aosta, in the Kingdom of Burgundy Verified
- — Entered the Benedictine abbey of Bec in Normandy Verified
- — Became prior of Bec Verified
- — Wrote the Monologion Verified
- — Wrote the Proslogion, containing the ontological argument Verified
- — Elected abbot of Bec Verified
- — Consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury Verified
- — First exile and completion of Cur Deus Homo Verified
- — Second exile during the investiture controversy Verified
- — Died at Canterbury Verified
Peter Abelard (1079–1142)
- — Born in Le Pallet, near Nantes, Brittany Verified
- — Moved to Paris to study under William of Champeaux Verified
- — Founded his own schools at Melun and Corbeil Verified
- — Love affair and secret marriage with Héloïse Verified
- — Became master of the cloister school of Notre-Dame in Paris Verified
- — Became a monk at the abbey of Saint-Denis Verified
- — Condemned at the Council of Soissons Verified
- — Founded the oratory of the Paraclete Verified
- — Returned to teach in Paris and wrote major works Verified
- — Condemned at the Council of Sens after opposition from Bernard of Clairvaux Verified
- — Died at the priory of Saint-Marcel, near Chalon-sur-Saône Verified