Tuesday 25 May 2010

33 Doctors of the Church

COMMENT
The Post on Venerable Bede is admirable.
It may be as well to clarify on the quote, "
Bede is the only monk who is named a doctor of the Church ..."
The Roman Catholic Church has, to date, named 33 Doctors of the Church.
Among monk Doctors immediately come to mind is,
St. Bernard, Doctor Mellifluus.
It may be an addtion, the 34th, in the name of Edith Stein.
We need to check.

List of Doctors of the Church

NameBornDiedPromotedEthnicityPost
St. Gregory the Great *c. 540March 12, 6041298ItalianPope
St. Ambrose *c. 340April 4, 3971298ItalianBishop of Milan
St. Augustine, Doctor Gratiae *November 13, 354August 28, 4301298NumidianBishop of Hippo
St. Jerome *c. 347September 30, 4201298DalmatianPriest, monk
St. John Chrysostom *3474071568SyrianArchbishop of Constantinople
St. Basil *330January 1, 3791568CappadocianBishop of Caesarea
St. Gregory Nazianzus *329January 25, 3891568CappadocianArchbishop of Constantinople
St. Athanasius *298May 2, 3731568EgyptianPatriarch of Alexandria
St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Communis1225March 7, 12741568ItalianPriest, Theologian, O.P.
St. Bonaventure, Doctor Seraphicus1221July 15, 12741588ItalianCardinal Bishop of Albano, theologian, O.F.M.
St. Anselm, Doctor Magnificus1033 or 1034April 21, 11091720ItalianArchbishop of Canterbury
St. Isidore *560April 4, 6361722SpanishBishop of Seville
St. Peter Chrysologus *4064501729ItalianArchbishop of Ravenna
St. Leo the Great *400November 10, 4611754ItalianPope
St. Peter Damian1007February 21/22,10721828ItalianCardinal (Catholicism) Bishop of Ostia, monk, O.S.B.
St. Bernard, Doctor Mellifluus1090August 21, 11531830FrenchPriest, O.Cist.
St. Hilary of Poitiers *3003671851FrenchBishop of Poitiers
St. Alphonsus Liguori, Doctor ZelantissimusSeptember 27, 1696August 1, 17871871ItalianBishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti, Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
St. Francis de SalesAugust 21, 1567December 28, 16221877FrenchBishop of Geneva
St. Cyril of Alexandria, Doctor Incarnationis *376June 27, 4441883EgyptianPatriarch of Alexandria
St. Cyril of Jerusalem *3153861883JerusalemBishop of Jerusalem
St. John Damascene *676December 5, 7491883SyrianPriest, monk
St. Bede the Venerable *672May 27, 7351899EnglishPriest, monk
St. Ephrem *3063731920SyrianDeacon
St. Peter CanisiusMay 8, 1521December 21, 15971925Dutchpriest, S.J.
St. John of the Cross, Doctor MysticusJune 24, 1542December 14, 15911926SpanishPriest, mystic, Discalced Carmelites (Founder)
St. Robert BellarmineOctober 4, 1542September 17, 16211931ItalianArchbishop of Capua, theologian,Society of Jesus
St. Albertus Magnus, Doctor Universalis1193November 15,12801931GermanBishop, theologian, Dominican Order
St. Anthony of Padua and Lisbon,Doctor EvangelicusAugust 15, 1195June 13, 12311946PortuguesePriest, Franciscan
St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Doctor ApostolicusJuly 22, 1559July 22, 16191959NItalianPriest, diplomat, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
St. Teresa of ÁvilaMarch 28, 1515October 4, 15821970SpanishMystic, Discalced Carmelites (Founder)
St. Catherine of SienaMarch 25, 1347April 29, 13801970ItalianMystic, Dominican Order
St. Thérèse of LisieuxJanuary 2, 1873September 30, 18971997FrenchDiscalced Carmelites (Nun)

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