Doctor of the Church · October 15
St. Teresa of Ávila
A Carmelite reformer who taught the Church the depth of interior prayer.
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Doctor of the Church · October 1
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
A quiet Carmelite whose “little way” found holiness in ordinary love.
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Doctor of the Church · August 28
St. Augustine of Hippo
A restless seeker transformed into one of Christianity’s greatest teachers.
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Doctor of the Church · June 13
St. Anthony of Padua
A Franciscan preacher who made the Gospel clear and challenged injustice.
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Doctor of the Church · January 24
St. Francis de Sales
A bishop and spiritual writer who taught that holiness belongs in every vocation.
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St. Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great , was an early Christian prelate.
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St. Hilary of Poitiers
Hilary of Poitiers or St Hilarius was Bishop of Poitiers and a Doctor of the Church.
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St. Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus , also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was an early Roman Christian theologian and prelate who served as Archbishop of Constantinople from 380 to 381.
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St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican friar and priest, theologian, and philosopher.
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St. Peter Damian
Peter Damian was an Italian reforming Benedictine monk and cardinal in the circle of Pope Leo IX.
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem was a theologian of the Early Church.
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St. Gregory of Narek
Grigor Narekatsi was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian.
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