Gerard was Archbishop of York between 1100 and 1108 and Lord Chancellor of England from 1085 until 1092. A Norman, he was a member of the cathedral clergy at Rouen before becoming a royal clerk under
Gerard undertook missions to Pope Urban II, seen here preaching the First Crusade in an illustration from the Grand Chronicle of France, a work from about 1455.
Thirteenth-century manuscript illustration of Henry I
Anselm of Canterbury, also known as Anselm of Aosta after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine abbot, philosopher and theologian who served as Archbishop of
A plaque commemorating the supposed birthplace of Anselm in Anselm street, Aosta, Italy (The identification may be spurious.)
Monument to St Anselm in Aosta, Xavier de Maistre street
A cross at Bec Abbey commemorating the connection between it and Canterbury. Lanfranc, Anselm, and Theobald were all priors at Bec before serving as primates in England.