Anselm of Canterbury vs Rashi
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Compare the life timelines of Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) and Rashi (1040–1105) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1040 to 1105.
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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
Rashi (1040–1105)
- — Born in Troyes, Champagne, in northern France Verified
- — Studied at the yeshiva of Yaakov ben Yakar in Worms Verified
- — Continued studies at the yeshiva of Mainz Verified
- — Returned to Troyes Verified
- — Founded his own yeshiva in Troyes Verified
- — Composed his commentaries on the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud Verified
- — Witnessed the aftermath of the First Crusade massacres of Rhineland Jews Verified
- — Died in Troyes Verified