Anselm of Liège
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Anselm of Liège was a chronicler of the eleventh century of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
He was educated at the episcopal school of Liège
, and became canon and dean of the cathedral, where he enjoyed the friendship of the bishop of Liège, Wazo
. His chronicle, regarded as one of the best of the period, both for literary merit and for historical value, is known as the Gesta Episcoporum Tungrensium, Trajectensium, et Leodiensium, and is a continuation of the earlier work of Heriger of Lobbes
(d. 1007). That had dealt with the first twenty-seven bishops, from St. Maternus (90) to Remaclus
(680). Anselm's work, written at the request of his godmother, the countess Ida, Abbess of St. Cecilia, Cologne, added the lives of twenty-five more bishops, down to Wazo, of whom he gave a very full and particular account.
The "Gesta" is to be found in the Monumenta Germaniæ Historica (Scriptores, VII, 161-234; also ibid., XIV, 107-120 (1883)). Anselm's style is clear, and his zeal for church reform is equalled by his critical intelligence.
He was educated at the episcopal school of Liège
Liège
Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....
, and became canon and dean of the cathedral, where he enjoyed the friendship of the bishop of Liège, Wazo
WAZO
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. His chronicle, regarded as one of the best of the period, both for literary merit and for historical value, is known as the Gesta Episcoporum Tungrensium, Trajectensium, et Leodiensium, and is a continuation of the earlier work of Heriger of Lobbes
Heriger of Lobbes
Heriger of Lobbes was an abbot of the abbey of Lobbes between 990-1007 and is remembered for his writings as theologian and historian.-Biography:...
(d. 1007). That had dealt with the first twenty-seven bishops, from St. Maternus (90) to Remaclus
Remaclus
Saint Remaclus was a Benedictine missionary bishop. He grew up at the Aquitanian ducal court and studied under Sulpitius the Pious, bishop of Bourges. Remaclus became a monk in 625 and was then ordained a priest...
(680). Anselm's work, written at the request of his godmother, the countess Ida, Abbess of St. Cecilia, Cologne, added the lives of twenty-five more bishops, down to Wazo, of whom he gave a very full and particular account.
The "Gesta" is to be found in the Monumenta Germaniæ Historica (Scriptores, VII, 161-234; also ibid., XIV, 107-120 (1883)). Anselm's style is clear, and his zeal for church reform is equalled by his critical intelligence.