The Doctors of the Church

February 20, 2011
St. Thomas Aquinas
Doctor of the Church (Latin doctor, teacher, from Latin docere, to teach) is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to theology or doctrine.


Name
Year of Birth
Died
Promoted
Nationality
Post
St. Gregory the Great
540 (ca.)
March 12, 604
1298
Italian
Pope
St. Ambrose
340 (ca.)
April 4, 397
1298
German
Bishop of Milan
St. Augustine, Doctor Gratiae
354
August 28, 430
1298
North African(Ethnic Latin)
Bishop of Hippo
St. Jerome
347 (ca.)
September 30, 420
1298
Dalmatian
Priest, monk
St. John Chrysostom
347
407
1568
Syrian (EthnicGreek)
Archbishop of Constantinople
St. Basil
330
January 1, 379
1568
Cappadocian(Ethnic Greek)
Bishop of Caesarea
St. Gregory Nazianzus
329
January 25, 389
1568
Cappadocian(Ethnic Greek)
Archbishop of Constantinople
St. Athanasius
298
May 2, 373
1568
Egyptian
Patriarch of Alexandria
St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Communis
1225
March 7, 1274
1568
Italian
Priest, Theologian, O.P.
St. Bonaventure, Doctor Seraphicus
1221
July 15, 1274
1588
Italian
Cardinal Bishop of Albano, Theologian, Minister General, O.F.M.
St. Anselm, Doctor Magnificus
1033 or 1034
April 21, 1109
1720
Italian
Archbishop of Canterbury, O.S.B.
St. Isidore
560
April 4, 636
1722
Spanish
Bishop of Seville
St. Peter Chrysologus
406
450
1729
Italian
Bishop of Ravenna
St. Leo the Great
400
November 10, 461
1754
Italian
Pope
St. Peter Damian
1007
February 21/22,1072
1828
Italian
Cardinal Bishop of Ostia, monk, O.S.B.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Doctor Mellifluus
1090
August 21, 1153
1830
French
Priest, O.Cist.
St. Hilary of Poitiers
300
367
1851
French
Bishop of Poitiers
St. Alphonsus Liguori, Doctor Zelantissimus
1696
August 1, 1787
1871
Italian
Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti, C.Ss.R. (Founder)
St. Francis de Sales
1567
December 28, 1622
1877
French
Bishop of Geneva
St. Cyril of Alexandria, Doctor Incarnationis*
376
June 27, 444
1883
Egyptian
Patriarch of Alexandria
St. Cyril of Jerusalem
315
386
1883
Jerusalemite
Bishop of Jerusalem
St. John Damascene
676
December 5, 749
1883
Syrian
Priest, monk
St. Bede the Venerable
672
May 27, 735
1899
English
Priest, monk
St. Ephrem
306
373
1920
Syrian
Deacon
St. Peter Canisius
1521
December 21, 1597
1925
Dutch
Priest, S.J.
St. John of the Cross, Doctor Mysticus
1542
December 14, 1591
1926
Spanish
Priest, mystic, O.C.D. (Founder)
St. Robert Bellarmine
1542
September 17, 1621
1931
Italian
Archbishop of Capua, Theologian, S.J.
St. Albertus Magnus, Doctor Universalis
1193
November 15, 1280
1931
German
Bishop, Theologian, O.P.
St. Anthony of Padua and Lisbon,Doctor Evangelicus
1195
June 13, 1231
1946
Portuguese
Priest, O.F.M.
St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Doctor Apostolicus
1559
July 22, 1619
1959
Italian
Priest, Diplomat, O.F.M. Cap.
St. Teresa of Ávila
1515
October 4, 1582
1970
Spanish
Mystic, O.C.D. (Founder)
St. Catherine of Siena
1347
April 29, 1380
1970
Italian
Mystic, O.P. (Consecrated virgin)
St. Thérèse de Lisieux, Doctor Amoris
1873
September 30, 1897
1997
French
O.C.D. (Nun)

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