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St. Gregory I
Pope Gregory I , commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great , was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 until his death on 12 March 604.
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St. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom was a Church Father who served as Archbishop of Constantinople.
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St. Robert Bellarmine
Robert Bellarmine was an Italian Jesuit and a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
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St. John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman was an English Catholic theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet.
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St. Jerome
Jerome of Stridon , also known as Hieronymus, was an early Christian priest, confessor, theologian, translator, and historian; he is commonly known as Saint Jerome.
Dalmatia (historical region) · Disputed birthplace
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St. Peter Chrysologus
Peter Chrysologus was an Italian Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 until his death.
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St. Leo I
Pope Leo I , also known as Leo the Great , was Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death on 10 November 461.
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Doctor of the Church · 15 November
St. Albertus Magnus
Albertus Magnus , also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia, Albert von Bollstadt, or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop.
Germany · Probable birthplace
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St. John of Damascus
John of Damascus or John Damascene, born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, was a Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist.
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Doctor of the Church · 7 December
St. Ambrose
Ambrose of Milan , canonized as Saint Ambrose, was a Roman theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397.
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Doctor of the Church · 14 December
St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and Carmelite friar. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the 38 Doctors of the Church.
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Doctor of the Church · 17 September
St. Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen , also known as the "Sibyl of the Rhine", was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath, active during the High Middle Ages as a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and as a medical writer and practitioner of the Catholic…
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