Lanfranc

Blessed Lanfranc OSB
Archbishop of Canterbury
Statue of Lanfranc from the exterior of Canterbury Cathedral
Appointed	August 1070
Term ended	24 May 1089
Predecessor	Stigand
Successor	Anselm of Canterbury
Other post(s)	Abbot of Saint-Étienne, Caen
Orders
Consecration	15 August 1070
Personal details
Born	between 1005 and 1010 Pavia, Holy Roman Empire
Died	24 May 1089 (aged 79-84) Canterbury, Kingdom of England
Buried	Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Catholic Church
Parents	Hanbald
Sainthood
Feast day	May 28
Venerated in	Catholic Church, Anglican Communion[1]
Title as Saint	Bishop, Monk, Scholar
Beatified	After the Council of Trent
Attributes	book, cross, episcopal vestments
Shrines	Canterbury Cathedral

Lanfranc, OSB (1005 x 1010 – 24 May 1089) was a celebrated Italian jurist who renounced his career to become a Benedictine monk at Bec in Normandy. 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 Conqueror.^[2] He is also variously known as Lanfranc of Pavia (Italian: Lanfranco di Pavia), Lanfranc of Bec (French: Lanfranc du Bec), and Lanfranc of Canterbury (Latin: Lanfrancus Cantuariensis).