Doctor of the Church

St. Isidore of Seville, a 7th-century Doctor of the Church, depicted by Murillo (c. 1628) with a book, common iconographical attribute for a doctor.

Doctor of the Church (Latin doctor "teacher") is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made significant contribution to theology or doctrine through their research, study, or writing.^[1]

Some other churches have similar categories with various names.

Contents

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  1 Before the 16th century
  


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  2 Catholic Church
  
  
  
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    2.1 Latin Church
    
    
    
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      2.1.1 List of Doctors
      
    
    
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      2.1.2 Other recognised Doctors
      
    
    
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      2.1.3 Scholastic epithets
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    2.2 Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
    
  
  
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    2.3 Chaldean Catholic Church
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Eastern Orthodox Church
  


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  4 Armenian Church
  


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  5 Assyrian Church of the East
  


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  6 Anglicanism
  


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  7 Lutheranism
  


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  8 See also
  


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  9 References
  


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  10 External links
  

Before the 16th century

In the Western church four outstanding "Fathers of the Church" attained this honour in the early Middle Ages: Saint Gregory the Great, Saint Ambrose, Saint Augustine, and Saint Jerome. The "four Doctors" became a commonplace notion among Scholastics theologians, and a decree of Boniface VIII (1298) ordering their feasts to be kept as doubles throughout the Latin Church is contained in his sixth book of Decretals (cap. "Gloriosus", de relique. et vener. sanctorum, in Sexto, III, 22).^[2]

In the Eastern Church three Doctors were pre-eminent: Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Basil the Great, and Gregory of Nazianzus. The feasts of these three saints were made obligatory throughout the Eastern Empire by Leo VI the Wise. A common feast was later instituted in their honour on 30 January, called "the feast of the three Hierarchs". In the Menaea for that day it is related that the three Doctors appeared in a dream to John Mauropous, Bishop of Euchaita, and commanded him to institute a festival in their honour, in order to put a stop to the rivalries of their votaries and panegyrists. This was under Alexius Comnenus (1081–1118; see "Acta SS.", 14 June, under St. Basil, c. xxxviii). But sermons for the feast are attributed in manuscripts to Cosmas Vestitor, who flourished in the tenth century. The three are as common in Eastern art as the four are in Western. Durandus (i, 3) remarks that Doctors should be represented with books in their hands. In the West analogy led to the veneration of four Eastern Doctors, Saint Athanasius being added to the three hierarchs.^[2]

Catholic Church

The Four Great Doctors of the Western Church were often depicted in art, here by Pier Francesco Sacchi, c. 1516. From the left: Saint Augustine, Pope Gregory I, Saint Jerome, and Saint Ambrose, with their attributes.

The details of the title, Doctor of the Church, vary from one autonomous ritual church to another.

Latin Church

In the Latin Church, the four Latin Doctors "had already long been recognized" in the liturgy when the four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church, John Chrysostom, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Athanasius of Alexandria were recognized in 1568 by Pope St. Pius V.

To these names others have subsequently been added, originally with liturgical effects. The requisite conditions are enumerated as three: eminens doctrina, insignis vitae sanctitas, Ecclesiae declaratio (i.e. eminent learning, a high degree of sanctity, and proclamation by the Church). Benedict XIV explains the third as a declaration by the supreme pontiff or by a general council. But though general councils have acclaimed the writings of certain Doctors, no council has actually conferred the title of Doctor of the Church. The procedure involved extending to the universal Church the use of the Divine Office and Mass of the saint in which the title of doctor is applied to him. The decree is issued by the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints and approved by the pope, after a careful examination, if necessary, of the saint's writings. It is not in any way an ex cathedra decision, nor does it even amount to a declaration that no error is to be found in the teaching of the Doctor. It is, indeed, well known that the very greatest of them are not wholly immune from error. No martyr is in the list, since formerly the Office and the Mass were for Confessors. Hence, as Benedict XIV points out, Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, and Saint Cyprian of Carthage are not called Doctors of the Church.
The Doctors' works vary greatly in subject and form. Some, such as Pope Gregory the Great and St Ambrose of Milan, were prominent writers of letters and short treatises. Saints Catherine of Siena and John of the Cross wrote mystical theology. Saints Augustine of Hippo and Bellarmine defended the Church against heresy. Bede wrote biblical commentaries and theological treatises. Systematic theologians include the Scholastic philosophers Saint Anselm of Canterbury, Saint Albert the Great, and Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Until 1970, no woman had been named a doctor in the church, but since then four additions to the list have been women: Saints Teresa of Ávila (St. Teresa of Jesus) and Catherine of Siena by Pope Paul VI; Thérèse de Lisieux^[3] (St. Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face), "the Little Flower" by Pope John Paul II; and Hildegard of Bingen by Benedict XVI. Saints Teresa and Therese were both Discalced Carmelites, St. Catherine was a lay Dominican, and Hildegard was a Benedictine.

Traditionally, in the Liturgy, the Office of Doctors was distinguished from that of Confessors by two changes: the Gospel reading Vos estis sal terrae ("You are the salt of the earth"), Matthew 5:13–19, and the eighth Respond at Matins, from Ecclesiasticus 15:5, In medio Ecclesiae aperuit os ejus, * Et implevit eum Deus spiritu sapientiae et intellectus. * Jucunditatem et exsultationem thesaurizavit super eum. ("In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth, * And God filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding. * He heaped upon him a treasure of joy and gladness.") The Nicene Creed was also recited at Mass, which is normally not said except on Sundays and the highest-ranking feast days. The 1962 revisions to the Missal dropped the Creed from feasts of Doctors and abolished the title and the Common of Confessors, instituting a distinct Common of Doctors.

As of 2015^[update], the Catholic Church has named 36 Doctors of the Church. Of these, the 17 who died before the Great Schism of 1054 are also held in high esteem by the Eastern Orthodox Church, although it does not use the formal title "Doctor of the Church" in the same way that Catholics do.

Among these 36 are 27 from the West and 9 from the East; 4 women; 18 bishops, 12 priests, 1 deacon, 3 nuns, 1 consecrated virgin; 26 from Europe, 3 from Africa, 7 from Asia. More Doctors (12) lived during the 4th century than any other; eminent Christian writers of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd centuries are usually referred to as the Ante-Nicene Fathers, while the 9th, and 20th centuries have so far produced no Doctors at all. The shortest period between death and nomination was that of Alphonsus Liguori, who died in 1787 and was named a Doctor of the Church in 1871 – a period of 84 years; the longest was that of Ephrem the Syrian, which took fifteen and a half centuries.

On 20 August 2011, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would soon declare St. John of Ávila a Doctor of the Church.^[4] Although no official announcement was given, it was reported in December 2011 that Pope Benedict intended to declare Hildegard of Bingen as a Doctor of the Church despite her not yet having been officially canonized.^[5] St. Hildegard of Bingen was officially declared to be a Saint of the universal Church by Pope Benedict XVI on 10 May 2012, clearing the way for her to be named a Doctor of the Church.^[6] Pope Benedict formally declared St. John of Ávila and Hildegard of Bingen to be Doctors of the Church on 7 October 2012.^[7]

Pope Francis declared the 10th century Armenian monk Saint Gregory of Narek to be the 36th Doctor of the Church on 21 February 2015.^[8] The decision was somewhat controversial. According to critics of Pope Francis' decision, Saint Gregory was monk of the Armenian Apostolic Church, which, like other Oriental Orthodox Churches, split off from the rest of Christendom over the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD. Therefore, Saint Gregory is seen by some as a Monophysite who was in union with neither Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Christians at the time of his death in 1003. It should be noted that the Oriental Orthodox churches, which the Armenian Church is an integral part of, are Miaphysites. Defenders of the decision, however, have cited historical evidence that Narek Monastery, where Saint Gregory lived and died, was a center of opposition to Monophysitism from inside the Armenian Church. It is also cited that Saint Gregory of Narek is listed in the Roman Martyrology with a feast day of February 27th and that members of the Armenian Catholic Church have always had a strong devotion to him and his writings.

In a departure from previous practice, neither Benedict XVI nor Francis ordered the Doctors of the Church they had created to be inscribed in the General Roman Calendar.

List of Doctors

(For earlier authorities on Christian doctrine, see Church Fathers and Ante-Nicene Fathers)

St. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) by Peter Paul Rubens (Kunsthistorisches Museum)

* indicates a saint who died before 1054, and is therefore also held in high esteem by the Eastern Orthodox Church.

No.	Name	Titles	Born	Died	Promoted	Activity
1.	St. Gregory the Great*	One of the four Great Latin Fathers	540 (ca.)	604	1298	Pope, O.S.B.
2.	St. Ambrose*	One of the four Great Latin Fathers	340 (ca.)	397	1298	Bishop of Milan
3.	St. Augustine*	One of the four Great Latin Fathers; Doctor gratiae (Doctor of Grace)	354	430	1298	Bishop of Hippo (now Annaba)
4.	St. Jerome*	One of the four Great Latin Fathers	347 (ca.)	420	1298	Priest, monk
5.	St. Thomas Aquinas	Doctor angelicus (Angelic Doctor); Doctor communis (Common Doctor)	1225	1274	1567	Priest, Theologian, O.P.
6.	St. John Chrysostom*	One of the four Great Greek Fathers	347	407	1568	Archbishop of Constantinople
7.	St. Basil the Great*	One of the four Great Greek Fathers	330	379	1568	Bishop of Caesarea
8.	St. Gregory of Nazianzus*	One of the four Great Greek Fathers	329	389	1568	Archbishop of Constantinople
9.	St. Athanasius*	One of the four Great Greek Fathers	298	373	1568	Archbishop of Alexandria
10.	St. Bonaventure	Doctor seraphicus (Seraphic Doctor)	1221	1274	1588	Cardinal Bishop of Albano, Theologian, Minister General, O.F.M.
11.	St. Anselm	Doctor magnificus (Magnificent Doctor); Doctor Marianus (Marian Doctor)	1033 or 1034	1109	1720	Archbishop of Canterbury, O.S.B.
12.	St. Isidore of Seville*		560	636	1722	Archbishop of Seville
13.	St. Peter Chrysologus*		406	450	1729	Bishop of Ravenna
14.	St. Leo the Great*	Doctor unitatis Ecclesiae (Doctor of the Church's Unity)	400	461	1754	Pope
15.	St. Peter Damian		1007	1072	1828	Cardinal Bishop of Ostia, monk, O.S.B.
16.	St. Bernard of Clairvaux	Doctor mellifluus (Mellifluous Doctor)	1090	1153	1830	Priest, O.Cist.
17.	St. Hilary of Poitiers*	Doctor of the Divinity of Christ	300	367	1851	Bishop of Poitiers
18.	St. Alphonsus Liguori	Doctor zelantissimus (Most Zealous Doctor)	1696	1787	1871	Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti, C.Ss.R. (Founder)
19.	St. Francis de Sales	Doctor caritatis (Doctor of Charity)	1567	1622	1877	Bishop of Geneva, C.O.
20.	St. Cyril of Alexandria*	Doctor Incarnationis (Doctor of the Incarnation)	376	444	1883	Archbishop of Alexandria
21.	St. Cyril of Jerusalem*		315	386	1883	Archbishop of Jerusalem
22.	St. John Damascene*		676	749	1890	Priest, monk
23.	St. Bede the Venerable*	Anglorum doctor (Doctor of the English)[9]	672	735	1899	Priest, monk, O.S.B.
24.	St. Ephrem*[10]		306	373	1920	Deacon
25.	St. Peter Canisius		1521	1597	1925	Priest, S.J.
26.	St. John of the Cross	Doctor mysticus (Mystical Doctor)	1542	1591	1926	Priest, mystic, O.C.D. (Reformer)
27.	St. Robert Bellarmine		1542	1621	1931	Archbishop of Capua, Theologian, S.J.
28.	St. Albertus Magnus[11]	Doctor universalis (Universal Doctor)	1193	1280	1931	Bishop of Regensburg, Theologian, O.P.
29.	St. Anthony of Lisbon and Padua	Doctor evangelicus (Evangelical Doctor)	1195	1231	1946	Priest, O.F.M.
30.	St. Lawrence of Brindisi	Doctor apostolicus (Apostolic Doctor)	1559	1619	1959	Priest, Diplomat, O.F.M. Cap.
31.	St. Teresa of Ávila[12]	Doctor orationis (Doctor of Prayer)	1515	1582	1970	Mystic, O.C.D. (Reformer)
32.	St. Catherine of Siena		1347	1380	1970	Mystic, O.P. (Third Order Dominican)
33.	St. Thérèse of Lisieux		1873	1897	1997	O.C.D. (Nun)
34.	St. John of Ávila		1500	1569	2012	Priest, Mystic
35.	St. Hildegard of Bingen		1098	1179	2012	Visionary, theologian, composer, polymath, O.S.B. (Abbess)
36.	St. Gregory of Narek[13]		951	1003	2015	Monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian

Other recognised Doctors

In addition, parts of the Catholic Church have recognised other individuals with this title. In Spain, Fulgentius of Cartagena, Ildephonsus of Toledo and Leander of Seville have been recognized with this title.^{[citation needed]} In 2007 Pope Benedict XVI, in his encyclical Spe Salvi, called Saint Maximus the Confessor "the great Greek Doctor of the Church",^[14] though the Congregation for the Causes of Saints considers this declaration an informal one.^[15]

Scholastic epithets

Main article: Scholastic accolades

Though not named Doctors of the Church or even canonized, many of the more celebrated doctors of theology and law of the Middle Ages were given an epithet which expressed the nature of their expertise. Among these are Bl. John Duns Scotus, Doctor subtilis (Subtle Doctor); Bl. Ramon Llull, Doctor illuminatus (Illuminated Doctor); Bl. John of Ruysbroeck, Doctor divinus ecstaticus (Ecstatic Doctor); Alexander of Hales, Doctor irrefragabilis (Unanswerable Doctor); Roger Bacon, "Doctor Mirabilis" (Wondrous Doctor); Gregory of Rimini, Doctor authenticus (Authentic Doctor); Jean Gerson, Doctor christianissimus (Most Christian Doctor); Nicholas of Cusa, Doctor christianus (Christian Doctor); and the priest and professor Francisco Suárez, Doctor eximius (Exceptional Doctor).

Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church recognises Ambrose, Jerome, Gregory, Augustine, Athanasius, Basil, Gregory of Nazianzus and John Chrysostom, as well as Ephrem the Syrian, Isaac the Elder, Pope Leo I, John of Damascus, Cyril of Alexandria, Cyril of Jerusalem, Epiphanius of Salamis and Gregory of Nyssa.^{[citation needed]}

Chaldean Catholic Church

The Chaldean Catholic Church honours as doctor Polycarp, Eustathius of Antioch, Meletius, Alexander of Jerusalem, Athanasius, Basil, Cyril of Alexandria, Gregory Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, John Chrysostom, Fravitta of Constantinople, Ephrem the Syrian, Jacob of Nisibis, Jacob of Serugh, Isaac of Armenia, Isaac of Nineveh, and Maruthas.^{[citation needed]}

Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church honors many of the pre-schism saints as well, but the term "Doctor of the Church" is not applied in the same way. One consistent use of the category is the trio of Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus and John Chrysostom, recognized as universal teachers and known as the Three Holy Hierarchs.^[16] The Church also recognizes three saints with the title Theologos (Theologian): St. John the Evangelist, St. Gregory of Nazianzus and St. Symeon the New Theologian.^[17]

Armenian Church

The Armenian Apostolic Church recognizes the Twelve Holy Teachers (Vardapets) of the Church: Hierotheus the Thesmothete, Dionysius the Areopagite, Pope Sylvester I, Athanasius of Alexandria, Cyril of Alexandria, Ephrem the Syrian, Basil the Great, Gregory Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Epiphanius of Salamis, John Chrysostom, and Cyril of Jerusalem.^[18] They also recognize their own saints Mesrob, Eliseus the historiographer, Moses of Chorene, David the philosopher, Gregory of Narek, Nerses III the Builder, and Nerses of Lambron.^{[citation needed]}

Assyrian Church of the East

The Assyrian Church of the East recognizes Eliseus, Diodore of Tarsus, Theodore of Mopsuestia, and Nestorius as Doctors of the Church.^{[citation needed]}

Anglicanism

The churches of the Anglican Communion tend not to use the term "Doctor of the Church" in their calendars of saints, preferring expressions such as Teacher of the Faith. Those thus recognized include figures from before and after the Reformation, most of whom are chosen among those already recognized as Doctors of the Church in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church. Those designated as Teachers of the Faith in the Church of England's calendar of saints are as follows:

• Basil the Great


• Gregory of Nazianzus


• Hilary of Poitiers


• Francis de Sales


• Thomas Aquinas


• Cyril of Jerusalem


• Frederick Denison Maurice


• William of Ockham


• Anselm


• Catherine of Siena


• Athanasius


• Ephrem of Syria


• Sundar Singh of India


• Cyril of Alexandria


• Irenæus


• Bonaventure


• 
  Gregory of Nyssa and his sister Macrina
  


• Brooke Foss Westcott


• Jeremy Taylor


• Bernard of Clairvaux


• Augustine of Hippo


• Gregory the Great


• John Chrysostom


• Sergei of Radonezh


• Jerome


• Teresa of Ávila


• Richard Hooker


• William Temple


• Leo the Great


• John of Damascus


• Ambrose


• John of the Cross

Since all of the above appear in the calendar at the level of Lesser Festival or Commemoration, their celebration is optional. Similarly, because "In the Calendar of the Saints, diocesan and other local provision may be made to supplement the national Calendar",^[19] those Doctors of the Church recognized by the Catholic Church may also be celebrated in the Church of England.

Lutheranism

The Lutheran calendar of saints does not use the term "Doctor of the Church." The calendar of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod refers to Martin Luther by the title of "Doctor" in recognition of his academic degree, Doctor of Theology from the University of Wittenberg in 1512.

See also

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  Christianity portal
  

• Fathers of the Church

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Theology Bible and Tradition; Catechism	General Body and soul Divine grace Dogma Original sin Kingdom of God Saints Nicene Creed Salvation Sermon on the Mount Ten Commandments Trinity Worship Ecclesiology Communitas perfecta Councils Ecumenism Four marks Infallibility Mystici corporis Christi One true church People of God Three states Subsistit in Sacraments Baptism Confirmation Eucharist Penance Anointing of the Sick Last rites Holy orders Matrimony Mariology Assumption History Immaculate Conception Mariology of the popes Mariology of the saints Mother of God Perpetual virginity Veneration See also: Josephology
Philosophy	Natural law Moral theology Personalism Social teaching Philosophers See also: Science Evolution Separation of church and state Relations Politics
Saints	Holy Family Mary Joseph Patriarchs Prophets Archangels Martyrs Church Fathers Doctors of the Church Evangelists Confessors Disciples Virgins
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Culture	Art Artists Authors Church buildings Altarpieces Library Museums Music Distinctions Role in civilisation See also: Criticism of the Catholic Church Anti-Catholicism
Media	Acta Apostolicae Sedis Annuario Pontificio News.va L'Osservatore Romano Vatican Radio Vatican Media TV Octava Dies EWTN National Catholic Register See also: The Catholic Herald La Croix The Tablet (more)
Institutes, orders, societies	Assumptionists Annonciades Augustinians Basilians Benedictines Bethlehemites Blue nuns Camaldoleses Camillians Carmelites Carthusians Cistercians Clarisses Conceptionists Crosiers Dominicans Franciscans Good Shepherd Sisters Hieronymites Jesuits Mercedarians Minims Olivetans Oratorians Piarists Premonstratensians Redemptorists Servites Theatines Trappists Trinitarians Visitandines
Associations of the faithful	International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements (FIMCAP) International Federation of Catholic Universities International Kolping Society Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement International Union of Catholic Esperantists Community of Sant'Egidio
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