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Rev. Joseph Esper
Doctors of the Catholic Church
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DOCTORS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Listed below, by year of appointment, are the 36 Doctors of the Catholic Church. Some dates of birth and/or death, due to their earlier occurrences, are approximate in nature. We are continuously researching information so as to provide the most accurate data available. Thanks for your understanding.
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NAME
APPOINTED
LIFETIME
01 St. Ambrose
1295
340-397
02 St. Augustine of Hippo
1295
354-430
03 St. Jerome
1295
345-420
04 St. Gregory the Great
1295
540-604
05 St. Athanasius
1568
295-373
06 St. John Chrysostom
1568
345-407
07 St. Basil the Great
1568
330-379
08 St. Gregory of Nazianzus
1568
330-390
09 St. Thomas Aquinas
1568
1225-1274
10 St. Bonaventure
1588
1217-1274
11 St. Anselm
1720
1033-1109
12 St. Isidore of Seville
1722
560-636
13 St. Peter Chrysologus
1729
400-450
14 St. Leo I
1754
390-461
15 St. Peter Damian
1828
1007-1072
16 St. Bernard of Clairvaux
1830
1090-1153
17 St. Hilary of Poiters
1851
315-368
18 St. Alphonsus Liguori
1871
1696-1787
19 St. Francis de Sales
1871
1567-1622
20 St. Cyril of Alexandria
1882
376-444
21 St. Cyril of Jerusalem
1882
315-387
22 St. John Damascene
1890
676-749
23 St. Bede “the Venerable"
1899
673-735
24 St. Ephraem the Deacon
1920
306-373
25 St. Peter Canisius
1925
1521-1597
26 St. John of the Cross
1926
1542-1591
27 St. Albert the Great
1931
1200-1280
28 St. Robert Bellarmine
1931
1542-1621
29 St. Anthony of Padua
1946
1195-1231
30 St. Lawrence of Brindisi
1959
1559-1619
31 St. Catherine of Siena
1970
1347-1379
32 St. Teresa of Avila
1970
1515-1582
33 St. Therese of Lisieux
1977
1873-1897
34 St. Hildegard of Bingen
2012
1098-1179
35 St. John of Avila
2012
1500-1569
36 St. Gregory of Narek
2015
950-1005