The Proslogion of Saint Anselm of Canterbury
Complete Philosophica and Theological Treatises of Saint Anselm
Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109), also called Anselm of Aosta after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher and theologian of the Catholic Church, who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109.
After his death, he was canonized as a saint; his feast day is 21 April.
The Proslogion (Discourse on the Existence of God), written in 1077–1078, was written as a prayer, or meditation, by the medieval cleric Anselm which serves to reflect on the attributes of God and endeavours to explain how God can have qualities which often seem contradictory.
In the course of this meditation, the first known formulations of the ontological argument for the existence of God were set out.
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