Doctors of the Catholic Church

Doctor of the Church is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to theology or doctrine. In Catholicism, this title is given to a saint from whose writings the whole Church is held to have derived great advantage and to whom “eminent learning” and “great sanctity” have been attributed by a proclamation of a pope or of an ecumenical council. This honour is given rarely, only posthumously, and only after canonization. No ecumenical council has yet exercised the prerogative of proclaiming a Doctor of the Church. Saint Ambrose, Saint Augustine, Saint Jerome, and Pope Gregory I were the original Doctors of the Church and were named in 1298. They are known collectively as the Great Doctors of the Western Church. 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………… READ MORE

St. Gregory the Great	540 (ca.)	March 12, 604	1298	Italian	Pope
St. Ambrose	340 (ca.)	April 4, 397	1298	Italian	Bishop of Milan
St. Augustine,	354	August 28, 430	1298	North African (Ethnic Latin)	Bishop of Hippo
St. Jerome	347 (ca.)	September 30, 420	1298	Dalmatian	Priest, monk
St. John Chrysostom	347	407	1568	Syrian (Ethnic Greek)	Archbishop of Constantinople
St. Basil	330	January 1, 379	1568	Cappadocian (Ethnic Greek)	Bishop of Caesarea
St. Gregory Nazianzus	329	January 25, 389	1568	Cappadocian (Ethnic Greek)	Archbishop of Constantinople
St. Athanasius	298	May 2, 373	1568	Egyptian (Ethnic Greek)	Patriarch of Alexandria
St. Thomas Aquinas,	1225	March 7, 1274	1568	Italian	Priest, Theologian, O.P.
St. Bonaventure,	1221	July 15, 1274	1588	Italian	Cardinal Bishop of Albano,
St. Anselm	1033 or 1034	April 21, 1109	1720	Italian	Archbishop of Canterbury, O.S.B.
St. Isidore	560	April 4, 636	1722	Spanish	Bishop of Seville
St. Peter Chrysologus	406	450	1729	Italian	Bishop of Ravenna
St. Leo the Great	400	November 10, 461	1754	Italian	Pope
St. Peter Damian	1007	February 21/22,1072	1828	Italian	Cardinal Bishop of Ostia, monk, O.S.B.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux	1090	August 21, 1153	1830	French	Priest, O.Cist.
St. Hilary of Poitiers	300	367	1851	French	Bishop of Poitiers
St. Alphonsus Liguori	1696	August 1, 1787	1871	Italian	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, C.Ss.R. (Founder)
St. Francis de Sales	1567	December 28, 1622	1877	French	Bishop of Geneva
St. Cyril of Alexandria	376	June 27, 444	1883	Egyptian	Patriarch of Alexandria
St. Cyril of Jerusalem	315	386	1883	Jerusalem	Bishop of Jerusalem
St. John Damascene	676	December 5, 749	1883	Arab	Priest, monk
St. Bede the Venerable	672	May 27, 735	1899	Northumbrian	Priest, monk
St. Ephrem	306	373	1920	Syrian	Deacon
St. Peter Canisius	1521	December 21, 1597	1925	Dutch	Priest, S.J.
St. John of the Cross	1542	December 14, 1591	1926	Spanish	Priest, mystic, O.C.D. (Founder)
St. Robert Bellarmine	1542	September 17, 1621	1931	Italian	Archbishop of Capua, Theologian, S.J.
St. Albertus Magnus	1193	November 15, 1280	1931	German	Bishop, Theologian, O.P.
St. Anthony of Padua and Lisbon	1195	June 13, 1231	1946	Portuguese	Priest, O.F.M.
St. Lawrence of Brindisi	1559	July 22, 1619	1959	Italian	Priest, Diplomat, O.F.M. Cap.
St. Teresa of Ávila	1515	October 4, 1582	1970	Spanish	Mystic, O.C.D. (Founder)
St. Catherine of Siena	1347	April 29, 1380	1970	Italian	Mystic, O.P. (Consecrated virgin)
St. Thérèse de Lisieux	1873	September 30, 1897	1997	French	O.C.D. (Nun)

NO ONE MORE QUALIFIED OR HOLY IS ABLE TO INTRODUCE THE DOCTORS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS ST JOSEPH. HE WHO CREATED THE SUN WAS SUBJECT TO HIM. THE QUEEN OF THE HEAVENLY COURT CALLED JOSEPH HER MASTER. BOTH JESUS AND MARY WERE BEHOLDEN TO THE FAITHFUL GUARDIAN AND PROTECTOR OF THE HOLY FAMILY. HE IS THE PATRON OF THE CHURCH IN HEAVEN AS JESUS MADE PETER AND HIS SUCCESSORS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH ON EARTH. ALL THE DOCTORS ARE IN COMPLETE AWE OF JOSEPH AND HIS EMINENT POSITION AS HEAD OF THE HOLY FAMILY AND PATRON OF THE ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH. ON MAY 1ST, THE CHURCH CELEBRATES ST JOSEPH THE WORKER, PICTURED HERE AS A CARPENTER. HIS OWN SPECIAL FEAST DAY IS MARCH 19TH (Sasha’s Birthday). THIS DAY IS TYPICALLY HELD DURING LENT. FATHER’S DAY IS GENERALLY CELEBRATED ON THE THIRD SUNDAY IN JUNE AMD IS ANOTHER DAY TO REMEMBER JOSEPH. THOSE WHO TURN TO HIM ALWAYS RECEIVE THE BEST SOLUTION TO THEIR PRAYERS OR REQUEST. OFTEN IT IS BETTER THAN EXPECTED. HE NEVER FAILS THOSE WITH GENUINE FAITH AND PERSEVERANCE. JOSEPH IS A MOST POWERFUL INTERCESSOR FOR US IN HEAVEN AND THE PATRON OF A HAPPY DEATH. HE IS ALSO A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR ANYONE PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES OR THOSE IN NEED.