Saint Anselm of Lucca | |
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Bishop, Confessor | |
Born | 1036 Milan |
Died | 18 March 1086 |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Canonized | 1087 by Victor III |
Feast | 18 March |
Patronage | Mantua |
Anselm of Lucca (Latin: Anselmus; Italian: Anselmo; 1036 – 18 March 1086), born Anselm of Baggio (Anselmo da 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 Tuscany, and Emperor Henry IV. His uncle Anselm preceded him as bishop of Lucca before being elected to the papacy as Pope Alexander II and so he is sometimes distinguished as Anselm the Younger or Anselm II.