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Born 1033 or 1034 • Aosta • Italy
Died April 21, 1109 • Canterbury? • England
Notable Works “Cur Deus homo?” • “Monologion” • “Proslogion”
Subjects Of Study Scholasticism • atonement • church and state • existence of God • ontological argument • salvation
Role In Investiture Controversy

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