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Doctors of the Church
Saints officially named Doctors of the Church for their teaching.
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November 10 – Saint Leo the Great
Could you persuade Attila the Hun to not attack Rome? Probably not. Most of us wouldn’t want to…
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October 1 – Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux was born in Aleçon, France, moved to Lisieux, France, and spent the rest of…
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September 30 – Saint Jerome
St. Jerome was born around 347 A.D. in Stridon, near modern day Croatia. It wasn’t until about 366…
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September 17 – Saint Robert Bellarmine
Saint Robert Bellermine was born on October 4, 1542, in Montepulciano, Italy. He had nine siblings and his…
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September 13 – Saint John Chrysostom
Saint John Chrysostom was born in Antioch in the fourth century and became one of the greatest preachers…
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August 28 – Saint Augustine of Hippo
St. Augustine (354–430) was born in North Africa to St. Monica, a devout Christian, and Patricius, a pagan…
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July 21 – Saint Lawrence of Brindisi
Born Giulio Cesare Russo in Brindisi, Italy, Lawrence was a child of merchants but destined for far more…
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July 15 – Saint Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure (born Giovanni di Fidanza in 1221 – died July 15, 1274) was a renowned Franciscan friar,…
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June 28 – Saint Irenaeus
Early Church Father. Doctor of the Church. Defender of Truth. Saint Irenaeus was born approximately in the year…
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June 18 – Saint Ephrem
Saint Ephrem the Syrian was a deacon, theologian, and poet whose profound influence still echoes through the church…