|
Dates
|
Name
|
Short
Bio
|
|
297
- 373
|
ST.
ATHANASIUS
|
Bishop
of Alexandria. Dominant opponent of Arianism. Father of Orthodoxy. |
|
306
- 373
|
ST.
EPHRAEM THE SYRIAN
|
Biblical
exegete and ecclesiastical writer. Called Harp of the Holy Spirit. |
|
315
- 368
|
ST.
HILARY OF POITIERS
|
Bishop.
Called The Athanasius of the West. |
|
315
- 387
|
ST.
CYRIL OF JERUSALEM
|
Bishop
and opponent of Arianism in the East. |
|
329
- 379
|
ST.
BASIL THE GREAT
|
Father
of monasticism in the East. Cappadocian |
|
330
- 390
|
ST.
GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS
|
Called
the Christian Demosthenes because of his eloquence and, in the Eastern
Church, The Theologian. Cappadocian |
|
340
- 397
|
ST.
AMBROSE
|
One
of the four traditional Doctors of the Latin Church. Opponent of Arianism
in the West. Bishop of Milan. |
|
343
- 420
|
ST.
JEROME
|
One
of the four traditional Doctors of the Latin Church. Father of biblical
science. |
|
347
- 407
|
ST.
JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
|
Bishop
of Constantinople. Patron of preachers and called Golden-Mouthed because
of his eloquence. |
|
354
- 430
|
ST.
AUGUSTINE
|
Bishop
of Hippo. One of the four traditional Doctors of the Latin Church. Doctor
of Grace. |
|
376
- 444
|
ST.
CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA
|
Patriarch.
Opponent of Nestorianism. Made key contributions to Christology. |
|
400
- 450
|
ST.
PETER CHRYSOLOGUS
|
Bishop
of Ravenna. Called Golden-Worded. |
|
400
- 461
|
ST.
LEO I THE GREAT
|
Pope.
Wrote against Nestorian and Monophysite heresies and errors of Manichaeism
and Pelagianism. |
|
540
- 604
|
ST.
GREGORY I THE GREAT
|
Pope.
Fourth and last of the traditional Doctors of the Latin Church. Defended
papal supremacy and worked for clerical and monastic reform. |
|
560
- 636
|
ST.
ISIDORE OF SEVILLE
|
Archbishop,
theologian, historian. Regarded as the most learned man of his time. Patron
Saint of the Internet. |
|
673
- 735
|
THE
VENERABLE BEDE
|
Benedictine
priest Father of English history. Benedictine |
|
675
- 749
|
ST.
JOHN DAMASCENE
|
Greek
theologian. Called Golden Speaker because of his eloquence. |
|
1007-
72
|
ST.
PETER DAMIAN
|
Ecclesiastical
and clerical reformer. Benedictine |
|
1033
- 1109
|
ST.
ANSELM
|
Archbishop
of Canterbury. Father of Scholasticism. |
|
1090
- 1153
|
ST.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX
|
Called
Mellifluous Doctor because of his eloquence. Cistercian |
|
1195
- 1231
|
ST.
ANTHONY OF PADUA
|
Evangelical
Doctor. Franciscan |
|
1200
- 1280
|
ST.
ALBERT THE GREAT
|
Patron
of natural scientists; called doctor universalis, doctor expertus.
Dominican |
|
1217
- 1274
|
ST.
BONAVENTURE
|
Franciscan
theologian. Seraphic Doctor. Franciscan |
|
1225
- 1274
|
ST.
THOMAS AQUINAS
|
Philosopher
and theologian. Called Angelic Doctor. Patron of Catholic schools and education.
Dominican |
|
1347
- 1380
|
ST.
CATHERINE OF SIENA
|
Mystic.
Second woman declared to be a Doctor of the Church. Dominican |
|
1515
- 1582
|
ST.
TERESA OF AVILA
|
Spanish
nun and mystic. First woman declared to be a Doctor of the Church. Joint
founder of the Discalced Carmelites along with St. John of the Cross. Carmelites
(Discalced) |
|
1521
- 1597
|
ST.
PETER CANISIUS
|
Jesuit
theologian. Leader in the Counter-Reformation. Jesuit |
|
1542
- 1621
|
ST.
ROBERT BELLARMINE
|
Defended
doctrine under attack during and after the Reformation. Wrote two catechisms.
Jesuit |
|
1542
- 1591
|
ST.
JOHN OF THE CROSS
|
Joint
founder of the Discalced Carmelites along with St. Theresa of Avila. Doctor
of Mystical Theology Carmelites
(Discalced) |
|
1559
- 1619
|
ST.
LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI
|
Vigorous
preacher of strong influence in the post-Reformation period. |
|
1567
- 1622
|
ST.
FRANCIS DE SALES
|
Bishop,
leader in Counter- Reformation. Patron of Catholic writers and the Catholic
press. |
|
1696
- 1787
|
ST.
ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
|
Patron
of confessors and moralists. Founder of his order. Redemptorists |
|
1873
- 1897
|
ST.
THERESE OF LISIEUX
|
French
Carmelite nun. Known as The Little Flower, her autobiographical "Story
of a Soul" has become a spiritual classic, inspiring millions to follow
her "Little Way" of holiness. Already Patroness of the Missions, she was
proclaimed the third woman Doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II on
October 19th, 1997. Carmelites |
