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'''Anselm of Liège''' (1008 – c. 1056) was a chronicler of the eleventh century of the [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]].<ref name=CE>{{Catholic Encyclopedia |wstitle=Anselm of Liège |volume=1 |first=Francis William |last=Grey |inline=1}}</ref>

==Biography==
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,{{by whom|date=January 2024}} both for literary merit and for historical value, is known as the {{lang|la|Gesta Episcoporum Tungrensium, Trajectensium, et Leodiensium}}, and is a continuation of the earlier work by [[Heriger of Lobbes]] (d. 1007) that dealt with the first twenty-seven bishops, from [[Maternus of Cologne]] (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 Liège|Wazo]], of whom he gave a very full and particular account.<ref name=CE/>

The {{lang|la|Gesta}} is to be found in the {{lang|la|[[Monumenta Germaniæ Historica]]}} ({{lang|la|Scriptores}}, VII, 161-234; also {{lang|la|Scriptores}}, XIV, 107-120 (1883)). The 1913 [[Catholic Encyclopedia]] praises Anselm for his clarity, his "critical intelligence", and his "zeal for church reform".<ref name=CE/>

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