Noun
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
Source: WordNetthe Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages Source: Internet
Saint Jerome, the priest, monk and Doctor of the Church renowned for his extraordinary depth of learning and translations of the Bible into Latin in the Vulgate, is celebrated by the Church with his memorial today, September 30. Source: Internet
Saint Anthony, also known as Saint Anthony of Padua, was a wealthy Portuguese bohemian who was canonised and made Doctor of the Church after a life preaching to the poor. Source: Internet
“May the great saints of your people, especially the Doctor of the Church Gregory of Narek, bless our encounters, which I eagerly await”, the Holy Father exclaims at the end of his message. Source: Internet
Leo XII also created Peter Damian a Doctor of the Church in 1828 in addition to the formal canonization he presided over. Source: Internet
It was shown that the inauguration in the Vatican Gardens of the statute of Saint Gregory of Narek, Doctor of the Church, is an opportunity to promote further these relations, as well as those between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Catholic Church. Source: Internet