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Works by the Doctors of the Catholic Church. The title Doctor is bestowed by the Pope in recognition of outstanding contribution made by a person to the understanding and interpretation of sacred Scripture and/or development of Christian doctrine.
The official list as of May 2020 includes:
Ecumenical Fathers
Latin
• St. Ambrose (340-397)
• St. Jerome (345-420)
• St. Augustine (354-430)
• St. Gregory the Great (Pope) (540-604)
Greek
• St. Athanasius (295-373)
• St. Basil the Great (330-379)
• St. Gregory of Nazianzen (330-390)
• St. John Chrysostom (345-407)
Additional Fathers
Syriac
• St. Ephrem the Syrian (306-373)
Latin
• St. Hilary (315-368)
• St. Leo the Great (Pope) (390-461)
• St. Peter Chrysologus (400-450)
• St. Isidore of Seville (560-636)
Greek
• St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315-387)
• St. Cyril of Alexandria (376-444)
• St. John Damascene (676-749)
Middle Ages
• St. Bede the Venerable (673-735)
• St. Gregory of Narek (951-1003)
• St. Peter Damian (1007-1072)
• St. Anselm (1033-1109)
• St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
• St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
• St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
• St. Albert the Great (1200-1280)
• St. Bonaventure (1217-1274)
• St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
• St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1379)
16th Century Reformation
• St. John of Avila (1499-1569)
• St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
• St. Peter Canisius (1521-1597)
• St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)
• St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621)
• St. Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-1619)
• St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Modern
• St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
• St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
The official list as of May 2020 includes:
Ecumenical Fathers
Latin
• St. Ambrose (340-397)
• St. Jerome (345-420)
• St. Augustine (354-430)
• St. Gregory the Great (Pope) (540-604)
Greek
• St. Athanasius (295-373)
• St. Basil the Great (330-379)
• St. Gregory of Nazianzen (330-390)
• St. John Chrysostom (345-407)
Additional Fathers
Syriac
• St. Ephrem the Syrian (306-373)
Latin
• St. Hilary (315-368)
• St. Leo the Great (Pope) (390-461)
• St. Peter Chrysologus (400-450)
• St. Isidore of Seville (560-636)
Greek
• St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315-387)
• St. Cyril of Alexandria (376-444)
• St. John Damascene (676-749)
Middle Ages
• St. Bede the Venerable (673-735)
• St. Gregory of Narek (951-1003)
• St. Peter Damian (1007-1072)
• St. Anselm (1033-1109)
• St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
• St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
• St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
• St. Albert the Great (1200-1280)
• St. Bonaventure (1217-1274)
• St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
• St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1379)
16th Century Reformation
• St. John of Avila (1499-1569)
• St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
• St. Peter Canisius (1521-1597)
• St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)
• St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621)
• St. Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-1619)
• St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Modern
• St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
• St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)






