Editing Anselm of Laon (section)

==Biography==
Born of very humble parents at [[Laon]] before the middle of the 11th century, he is said to have studied under [[Anselm of Canterbury|Saint Anselm]] at [[Bec Abbey|Bec]],<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Anselm of Laon|volume=2|page=83}}</ref> though this is almost certainly incorrect. Other potential teachers of Anselm have been identified, including [[Bruno of Cologne]] and [[Manegold of Lautenbach]]. By around 1080, he had moved back to his place of birth and was teaching at the [[cathedral school]] of Laon, with his brother Ralph. Around 1109, he became dean and chancellor of the cathedral, and in 1115 he was one of Laon's two archdeacons.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}} His school for theology and [[exegesis]] rapidly became the most well known in Europe.<ref name="EB1911"/> Famously, in 1113, he expelled [[Peter Abelard]] from his school.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}}

The ''Liber Pancrisi'' ({{circa|lk=no|1120}}) names him, with his brother Ralph, [[Ivo of Chartres]], and [[William of Champeaux]], as one of the four modern masters.