{"id":1850,"date":"2013-04-30T15:18:18","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T13:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.wordpress.com\/?p=1850"},"modified":"2013-04-30T15:18:18","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T13:18:18","slug":"saint-anselm-one-of-the-first-opponents-of-the-slave-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/index.php\/2013\/04\/30\/saint-anselm-one-of-the-first-opponents-of-the-slave-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Anselm; one of the first opponents of the slave trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em><a title=\"Saint Anselm of Canterbury\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anselm_of_Canterbury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1851 alignright\" alt=\"Saint Anselm of Canterbury Seal\" src=\"http:\/\/mafrsouthernafrica.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/saint-anselm-of-canterbury-seal.png?resize=245%2C319\" width=\"245\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/saint-anselm-of-canterbury-seal.png?w=245&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mafrsaprovince.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/saint-anselm-of-canterbury-seal.png?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a>Anselm lived from 1033 to 1109. Having decided to enter a monastery, he was attracted to Bec in Normandy by the reputation of the great teacher, Lanfranc. Anselm became a monk at 27. A student and close friend of Lanfranc, he eventually succeeded him as prior and abbot of Bec, and became a still more famous teacher.<\/em><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em>After the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, William I replaced the English hierarchy with Normans, and Lanfranc was sent as Archbishop of Canterbury. Three years after Lanfranc\u2019s death, Anselm was in England (1093) and was forcibly made archbishop. He was not be nature either an administrator or a politician, but persevered in difficult times and, through his encouragement of English devotions, helped heal the wounds of the Conquest on the English.<\/em><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em>Anselm\u2019s fame lies in his role as theologian and philosopher; his argument for the existence of God still holds strong appeal for many. <span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><strong>His spirituality greatly influenced the Church and in his concern for the oppressed, he was one of the first opponents of the slave trade.<\/strong><\/span> Never formally canonized, he was made a Doctor of the Church in 1720.<\/em><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em>From: Living with Christ, April 2013, pages 171-172<\/em><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align:justify;\"><em>Other reference: http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anselm_of_Canterbury<\/em><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anselm lived from 1033 to 1109. Having decided to enter a monastery, he was attracted to Bec in Normandy by the reputation of the great teacher, Lanfranc. Anselm became a monk at 27. 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