SAINT
saint-anselm-of-lucca
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Anselm of Lucca, born Anselm of 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.
feast Day
03-18
patronages
- Mantua
birth Date
1036
death Date
1086-03-18
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
1087
canonized By
Victor III
feast Month
3
feast Day Of Month
18

