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| − | 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. | + | The title ''Doctor of the Church'' is reserved for a Catholic Saint who has very inspiring writings that have benefited the entire Church. There are only 33 doctors of the Church. Below is a list including the name of the Pope who included them and when it occurred. |
| − | 1-4: Saints Ambrose, Jerome, [[Saint Augustine|Augustine]], Gregory the Great | + | 1-4: Saints [[Saint Ambrose|Ambrose]], [[Saint Jerome|Jerome]], [[Saint Augustine|Augustine]], [[Pope Gregory the Great]] ([[Pope Boniface VIII]], September 20, 1295) |
| − | 5: Saint Thomas Aquinas | + | 5: [[Saint Thomas Aquinas]] ([[Pope Pius V]], April 11, 1567) |
| − | 6-9: Saints Athanasius, Basil, Gregory of Nazianzus, Saint John Chrysostom | + | 6-9: Saints [[Saint Athanasius|Arthanasius]], [[Saint Basil|Basil]], [[Gregory of Nazianzus]], [[Saint John Chrysostom]] (Pope Pius V, 1568) |
| − | 10: Saint Bonaventure | + | 10: [[Saint Bonaventure]] ([[Pope Sixtus V]], March 14, 1588) |
| − | 11: Saint Anselm of Canterbury | + | 11: [[Saint Anselm]] of Canterbury ([[Pope Clement XI]], February 3, 1720) |
| − | 12: Saint Isidore of Seville | + | 12: [[Saint Isidore]] of Seville ([[Pope Innocent XIII]]), April 25, 1722) |
| − | 13: Saint Peter Chrysologus | + | 13: [[Saint Peter Chrysologus]] ([[Pope Benedict XIII]], February 10, 1729) |
| − | 14: Saint Leo the Great | + | 14: [[Saint Leo]] the Great ([[Pope Benedict XIV]], October 15, 1754) |
| − | 15: Saint Peter Damian | + | 15: [[Saint Peter Damian]] ([[Pope Leo XII]], September 27, 1828) |
| − | 16: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux | + | 16: [[Saint Bernard of Clairvaux]] ([[Pope Pius VIII]], August 20, 1830) |
| − | 17: Saint Hilaire of Poitiers | + | 17: [[Saint Hilaire of Poitiers]] ([[Pope Pius IX]], May 13, 1851) |
| − | 18: Saint Alphonsus Liguori | + | 18: [[Saint Alphonsus Liguori]] (Pope Pius IX, July 7, 1871) |
| − | 19: Saint Francis of Sales | + | 19: [[Saint Francis of Sales]] (Pope Pius IX, November 16, 1871) |
| − | 20-21: Saints [[Cyril of Alexandria]] and Cyril of Jerusalem | + | 20-21: Saints [[Cyril of Alexandria]] and [[Cyril of Jerusalem]] ([[Pope Leo XIII]], July 28, 1882) |
| − | 22: Saint John Damascene | + | 22: [[Saint John Damascene]] (Pope Leo XIII, August 19, 1890) |
| − | 23: Saint Bede the Venerable | + | 23: [[Saint Bede the Venerable]] (Pope Leo XIII, November 13, 1899) |
| − | 24: Saint Ephrem of Syria | + | 24: [[Saint Ephrem of Syria]] ([[Pope Benedict XV]], October 5, 1920) |
| − | 25: Saint Peter Canisius | + | 25: [[Saint Peter Canisius]] ([[Pope Pius XI]], May 21, 1925) |
| − | 26: Saint John of the Cross | + | 26: [[Saint John of the Cross]] (Pope Pius XI, August 24, 1926) |
| − | 27: Saint Robert Bellarmine | + | 27: [[Saint Robert Bellarmine]] (Pope Pius XI, September 17, 1931) |
| − | 28: Saint Albert the Great | + | 28: [[Saint Albert the Great]] (Pope Pius XI, December 16, 1931) |
| − | 29: Saint Anthony of Padua | + | 29: [[Saint Anthony of Padua]] ([[Pope Pius XII]], January 16, 1946) |
| − | 30: Saint Laurence of Brindisi | + | 30: [[Saint Laurence of Brindisi]] ([[Pope John XXIII]], March 19, 1959) |
| − | 31: Saint Theresa of Avila | + | 31: [[Saint Theresa of Avila]] ([[Pope Paul VI]], September 27, 1970) |
| − | 32: Saint Catherine of Siena | + | 32: [[Saint Catherine of Siena]] (Pope Paul VI, October 4, 1970) |
| − | 33: Saint Theresa of Lisieux | + | 33: [[Saint Theresa of Lisieux]] ([[Pope John Paul II]], October 19, 1997) |
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Revision as of 00:17, April 8, 2008
The title Doctor of the Church is reserved for a Catholic Saint who has very inspiring writings that have benefited the entire Church. There are only 33 doctors of the Church. Below is a list including the name of the Pope who included them and when it occurred.
1-4: Saints Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, Pope Gregory the Great (Pope Boniface VIII, September 20, 1295)
5: Saint Thomas Aquinas (Pope Pius V, April 11, 1567)
6-9: Saints Arthanasius, Basil, Gregory of Nazianzus, Saint John Chrysostom (Pope Pius V, 1568)
10: Saint Bonaventure (Pope Sixtus V, March 14, 1588)
11: Saint Anselm of Canterbury (Pope Clement XI, February 3, 1720)
12: Saint Isidore of Seville (Pope Innocent XIII), April 25, 1722)
13: Saint Peter Chrysologus (Pope Benedict XIII, February 10, 1729)
14: Saint Leo the Great (Pope Benedict XIV, October 15, 1754)
15: Saint Peter Damian (Pope Leo XII, September 27, 1828)
16: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Pope Pius VIII, August 20, 1830)
17: Saint Hilaire of Poitiers (Pope Pius IX, May 13, 1851)
18: Saint Alphonsus Liguori (Pope Pius IX, July 7, 1871)
19: Saint Francis of Sales (Pope Pius IX, November 16, 1871)
20-21: Saints Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril of Jerusalem (Pope Leo XIII, July 28, 1882)
22: Saint John Damascene (Pope Leo XIII, August 19, 1890)
23: Saint Bede the Venerable (Pope Leo XIII, November 13, 1899)
24: Saint Ephrem of Syria (Pope Benedict XV, October 5, 1920)
25: Saint Peter Canisius (Pope Pius XI, May 21, 1925)
26: Saint John of the Cross (Pope Pius XI, August 24, 1926)
27: Saint Robert Bellarmine (Pope Pius XI, September 17, 1931)
28: Saint Albert the Great (Pope Pius XI, December 16, 1931)
29: Saint Anthony of Padua (Pope Pius XII, January 16, 1946)
30: Saint Laurence of Brindisi (Pope John XXIII, March 19, 1959)
31: Saint Theresa of Avila (Pope Paul VI, September 27, 1970)
32: Saint Catherine of Siena (Pope Paul VI, October 4, 1970)
33: Saint Theresa of Lisieux (Pope John Paul II, October 19, 1997)