Anselm of Lucca

Saint

Anselm of Lucca
Bishop, Confessor
Born1036
Milan
Died(1086-03-18)18 March 1086
Venerated inCatholic Church
Canonized1087 by Victor III
Feast18 March
PatronageMantua

Anselm of Lucca (Latin: Anselmus; Italian: Anselmo; 1036 – 18 March 1086), born Anselm of Baggio (Anselmo da Baggio), was a medieval bishop of Lucca in Italy and a prominent figure in the Investiture Controversy amid the fighting in central Italy between Matilda, countess of Tuscany, and Emperor Henry IV. His uncle Anselm preceded him as bishop of Lucca before being elected to the papacy as Pope Alexander II and so he is sometimes distinguished as Anselm the Younger or Anselm II.