Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 2Smith Elder, 1885 |
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... ( EADMER , Vita Ans . i . 2 ) . It was from his mother that he first learned , as was natural , his religious ideas and love of holy things . She was a good and prudent housewife , as well as a devout woman . His father Gundulf was an ...
... ( EADMER , Vita Ans . i . 2 ) . It was from his mother that he first learned , as was natural , his religious ideas and love of holy things . She was a good and prudent housewife , as well as a devout woman . His father Gundulf was an ...
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... Eadmer " kind the abbot , with a sigh , confessed that his method of education had been all wrong , and promised to try and amend it ( EADMER , Vita , i . 29–31 ) . Anselm's own tact in dealing with the young was illustrated by his ...
... Eadmer " kind the abbot , with a sigh , confessed that his method of education had been all wrong , and promised to try and amend it ( EADMER , Vita , i . 29–31 ) . Anselm's own tact in dealing with the young was illustrated by his ...
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... ( EADMER , Vita , i . 13-16 ) . The memory of Osbern never faded from his mind . During a whole year he offered a daily mass for Osbern's soul , and in one of his letters to his friend Gundulf , bishop of Rochester ( Ep . i . 4 ) , he ...
... ( EADMER , Vita , i . 13-16 ) . The memory of Osbern never faded from his mind . During a whole year he offered a daily mass for Osbern's soul , and in one of his letters to his friend Gundulf , bishop of Rochester ( Ep . i . 4 ) , he ...
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... ( EADMER , Lib . de Similitudinibus S. Ans . 189 , 190 ) . William the Conqueror received his death- wound in 1087. In the presence of Anselm we are told that he who to most men seemed harsh and terrible became so mild that by- standers ...
... ( EADMER , Lib . de Similitudinibus S. Ans . 189 , 190 ) . William the Conqueror received his death- wound in 1087. In the presence of Anselm we are told that he who to most men seemed harsh and terrible became so mild that by- standers ...
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... ( EADMER , Vit . Ans . ii . 1 , 2 ; Hist . Nov. i . 18 , 19 ) . All this took place on the first day of Lent , 6 March 1093. The king gave orders that Anselm should be inducted without delay into the temporal possessions of the see , and ...
... ( EADMER , Vit . Ans . ii . 1 , 2 ; Hist . Nov. i . 18 , 19 ) . All this took place on the first day of Lent , 6 March 1093. The king gave orders that Anselm should be inducted without delay into the temporal possessions of the see , and ...
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