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Lanfranc

Lanfranc (1005 x 1010 – 24 May 1089) was an Italian-born English churchman, monk and scholar. Born in Italy, he moved to Normandy to become a Benedictine monk at Bec. He served successively as prior of Bec Abbey and abbot of St Stephen's Abbey in Caen, Normandy and then as Archbishop of Canterbury in England, following its conquest by William the…

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Appointed
August 1070
Attributes
book, cross, episcopal vestments
Beatified
After the Council of Trent
Born
between 1005 and 1010 Pavia, Holy Roman Empire
Buried
Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England
Consecration
15 August 1070

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Early life

Teacher and scholar

Prior and abbot

Archbishop of Canterbury

Beatification and the cause for canonisation

Modern commemoration

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Nodes85
Edges84
Triples203
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023529
Components1

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related to Teacher and scholar · 45
Lanfranc → Abbot Herluin, Alexander II, Anselm, Apostle, Archbishop, Aristotelian, As, Badagio, Bec, Berengar, Berengar's, Canterbury, Church, Church Councils, De, Domini, Epistles, Eucharistic, Flanders, France
related to Sources · 38
Lanfranc → Abbot, Achery, Another, Archbishop, Aversa's, Beati Lanfranci, Bec, Berlin, Blood, Body, Canterbury, Church Medieval Continuation, Clover, DC, Fathers, Gibson, Gilbert Crispin, Giles, Guitmund, His On
related to Prior and abbot · 27
Lanfranc → Abbey, Abbot, Alexander II, Apparently, Bec, Berengar, But, Caen, Cluniac, Duke William, English, Flanders, Henceforward Lanfranc, Holy See, In, It, Lanfranc's, Later, Matilda, Norman Conquest
related to Archbishop of Canterbury · 22
Lanfranc → Alexander, Archbishop, Archbishop-elect, At, August, Bayeux, But, Canterbury, English, English Church, English Midlands, He, His, Pope Gregory VII, Rouen, Stigand, The, This, Thomas, When
related to Early life · 18
Lanfranc → About, Alps, Avranches, Bec, Bec Abbey, Bologna, But, Civil Law, For, France, Hanbald, He, Irnerius, Italy, Normandy, Pavia, There, Until
related to Modern commemoration · 18
Lanfranc → Archbishop Lanfranc School, Avranches, Caen, Canterbury Christ Church University, Church, Croydon, Croydon Palace, England, He, In, Lanfranc House, Le Bec Hellouin, London, May, Normandy, The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy, West Sussex, Worthing
related to Beatification and the cause for canonisation · 10
Lanfranc → Blessed, Christ Church Canterbury, Council, English Benedictine, However, Lanfranc's, May, Roman Martyrology, The, Trent
related to References · 5
Lanfranc → Davis, Encyclopædia Britannica, Henry William Carless, This, Vol
Appointed · 1
Lanfranc → August 1070
Attributes · 1
Lanfranc → book, cross, episcopal vestments

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canterbury church bec archbishop english william normandy abbot lanfranc's monk england see also may caen council pavia prior scholar became

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LanfrancAppointedAugust 10701.00infobox
LanfrancAttributesbook, cross, episcopal vestments1.00infobox
LanfrancBeatifiedAfter the Council of Trent1.00infobox
LanfrancBornbetween 1005 and 1010 Pavia, Holy Roman Empire1.00infobox
LanfrancBuriedCanterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England1.00infobox
LanfrancConsecration15 August 10701.00infobox
LanfrancDenominationCatholic Church1.00infobox
LanfrancDied24 May 1089 (aged 79-84) Canterbury, Kingdom of England1.00infobox
LanfrancFeast day28 May1.00infobox
LanfrancOther postAbbot of Saint-Étienne, Caen1.00infobox
LanfrancParentsHanbald1.00infobox
LanfrancPredecessorStigand1.00infobox
LanfrancShrinesCanterbury Cathedral1.00infobox
LanfrancSuccessorAnselm of Canterbury1.00infobox
LanfrancTerm ended24 May 10891.00infobox
LanfrancTitle as SaintBishop, Monk, Scholar1.00infobox
LanfrancVenerated inCatholic Church, Anglican Communion1.00infobox

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