[1] The university was founded in its present form by Pope Leo XIII in 1887, created in honor of St. Anselm of Canterbury.
[2] The chancellor (gran cancelliere) of the Anselmianum is Jeremias Schröder, OSB, the Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation.
[4] Since 5 December 2019, the rector (rettore magnifico) of the Anselmianum is Bernhard A. Eckerstorfer, OSB, a Benedictine monk of Kremsmünster Abbey in Austria.
[5] Since 4 February 2021, the vice rector is Fernando Rivas, OSB, a Benedictine monk of the Abadía de San Benito in Argentina.
[8][9] The University's library was established with gifts from various Benedictine congregations and the personal collections of Cardinal Dusmet Gaetano Bernardino, and has since grown to become a substantial source of theological research material.