Doctor of the Church

The title Doctor of the Church is reserved for a Catholic Saint who has very inspiring writings. There are only 33 doctors of the Church.

1-4: Saints Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, Gregory the Great: Boniface VIII, September 20, 1295.

5: Saint Thomas Aquinas: Saint Pius V, April 11, 1567.

6-9: Saints Athanasius, Basil, Gregory of Nazianzus, Saint John Chrysostom: Saint Pius V, 1568.

10: Saint Bonaventure: Sixtus V, March 14, 1588.

11: Saint Anselm of Canterbury: Clement XI, February 3, 1720.

12: Saint Isidore of Seville: Innocent XIII, April 25, 1722.

13: Saint Peter Chrysologus: Benedict XIII, February 10, 1729.

14: Saint Leo the Great: Benedict XIV, October 15, 1754.

15: Saint Peter Damian: Leo XII, September 27, 1828.

16: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: Pius VIII, August 20, 1830.

17: Saint Hilaire of Poitiers: Pius IX, May 13, 1851.

18: Saint Alphonsus Liguori: Pius IX, July 7, 1871.

19: Saint Francis of Sales: Pius IX, November 16, 1871.

20-21: Saints Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril of Jerusalem: Leo XIII, July 28, 1882.

22: Saint John Damascene: Leo XIII, August 19, 1890.

23: Saint Bede the Venerable: Leo XIII, November 13, 1899.

24: Saint Ephrem of Syria: Benedict XV, October 5, 1920.

25: Saint Peter Canisius: Pius XI, May 21, 1925.

26: Saint John of the Cross: Pius XI, August 24, 1926.

27: Saint Robert Bellarmine: Pius XI, September 17, 1931.

28: Saint Albert the Great: Pius XI, December 16, 1931.

29: Saint Anthony of Padua: Pius XII, January 16, 1946.

30: Saint Laurence of Brindisi: John XXIII, March 19, 1959.

31: Saint Theresa of Avila: Paul VI, September 27, 1970.

32: Saint Catherine of Siena: Paul VI, October 4, 1970.

33: Saint Theresa of Lisieux: John Paul II, October 19, 1997.