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Doctor of the Church (Latin: doctor "teacher"), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contribution to theology or doctrine through their research, study, or writing.
John of Ávila (Spanish: Juan de Ávila; 6 January 1499 [1] – 10 May 1569) was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church. He is called the "Apostle of Andalusia", for his extensive ministry in that region.
Bearers carry the relic and the statue in honor of St. Anthony of Padua during a procession in Rome, Italy. St. Anthony of Padua was proclaimed a doctor of the church in 1946. Stefano Montesi ...
Although acknowledged as "a difficult saint," [14] Bernard has remained influential in the centuries since his death and was named a Doctor of the Church in 1830. In 1953, on the 800th anniversary of his death, Pope Pius XII devoted the encyclical Doctor Mellifluus to him. He labeled the abbot "the last of the Fathers." [15]
In the Roman Catholic Church he is recognized as a Doctor of the Church. Because the date of his death is occupied by the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (14 September), the General Roman Calendar celebrates him since 1970 on the previous day, 13 September; from the 13th century to 1969 it did so on 27 January, the anniversary of the ...
Due to his work, Jerome is recognized as a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church, and as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, [a] the Lutheran Church, and the Anglican Communion. His feast day is 30 September ( Gregorian calendar ).
Albertus Magnus [a] OP (c. 1200 – 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia [4] or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop, considered one of the greatest medieval philosophers and thinkers.
Doctor of the Church; Born: 22 July 1559 Brindisi, Kingdom of Naples: Died: 22 July 1619 (aged 60) Lisbon, Portugal: Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church: Beatified: 1 June 1783, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VI: Canonized: 8 December 1881, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII: Major shrine: Villafranca ...