3 January 1148 A.D. Anselm of St. Saba Passes—Bishop-elect of London; Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds (1121-1148); Elected 22 Mar 1136; Enthroned 1137; Election Quashed by Pope Innocent II, 1138

3 January 1148 A.D. Anselm of St. Saba Passes—Bishop-elect of London;  Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds (1121-1148);  Elected 22 Mar 1136; Enthroned 1137; Election Quashed by Pope Innocent II, 1138; Returned to Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds

 

Anselm of St Saba

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Anselm of St Saba
Bishop of London elect
Diocese	Diocese of London
Elected	about 22 March 1136
Installed	1137
Term ended	1138
Predecessor	Gilbert Universalis
Successor	Robert de Sigello
Other posts	Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds
Orders
Consecration	never consecrated
Personal details
Died	3 January 1148
Denomination	Catholic

Anselm (or Anselm of St Saba; died 1148) was a medieval Bishop of Londonelect as well as Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds.

Life

Anselm was a nephew of Anselm of Canterbury and a monk of Chiusi. He was also abbot of Saint Saba monastery in Rome and a papal legate to England from 1115 to 1119. In 1121 he was elected Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds Abbey.^[1] He was elected to the see of London about 22 March 1136 and was enthroned at London in 1137, but his election was quashed by Pope Innocent II in 1138 and he returned to Bury St. Edmunds.^[2] He died on 3 January 1148.^[1] Anselm wanted to make the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, but was talked out of the trip by his monks, so he instead built a church to St. James, which may be the first church dedicated to St. James in England.^[3]

Notes

1.     ^ Jump up to:^a b Knowles Heads of Religious Houses p. 32

2.     Jump up^ British History Online Bishops of London accessed on 28 October 2007

3.     Jump up^ Lomax "First English Pilgrims" Studies in Medieval History p. 174

References

• British History Online Bishops of London accessed on 28 October 2007
• Knowles, David; Brooke C. N. L.; and London, Vera C. M. The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales 940–1216Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1972 ISBN 0-521-08367-2
• Lomax, D. W. (1985). Mayr-Harting, Henry and R. I. Moore, ed. "The First English Pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela". Studies in Medieval History Presented to R. H. C. Davis. London: Hambledon Press. pp. 165–175. ISBN 0-907628-68-0.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Gilbert Universalis	Bishop of London election quashed 1136–1138	Succeeded by Robert de Sigello