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The Catholic Church lists the following thirty-three Doctors of the Church; date of promotion to Doctor is listed, if available. Note that the use of the term Eastern Orthodox here indicates that the Saint in question was from Eastern Orthodoxy, but the Eastern Orthodox Church itself does not use the term Doctor of the Church.

• St. Gregory the Great
• St. Ambrose (circa 340 - April 4, 397)
• St. Augustine
• St. Jerome
• St. John ChrysostomJohn of Antioch ( 347 407) was a notable Christian bishop and preacher from the 4th century in Europe. He is famous for eloquence in public speaking and his denunciation of abuse of authority in the church of the time. He had notable ascetic sensibilities ( Eastern Orthodox)
• St. Basil (Eastern Orthodox)
• St. Gregory NazianzusSaint Gregory Nazianzus (AD 329 January 25, 389), also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian, was a 4th century Christian bishop of Constantinople. He was the son of Gregory and Nonna. He is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and as a Doctor (Eastern Orthodox)
• St. AthanasiusAthanasius of Alexandria (also spelled "Athanasios") was a Christian bishop of Alexandria in the fourth century. He is revered as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Roman Catholics have declared him one of 33 Doctor (Eastern Orthodox)
• St. Thomas AquinasSaint Thomas Aquinas ( 1225 March 7 1274) was a Catholic philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition, who gave birth to the thomistic school of philosophy, which was long the official dogma of the Roman Catholic Church. He is considered by the ( 1225Events Births Thomas Aquinas, Christian philosopher and theologian. Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to - March 7March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). There are 299 days remaining. Events 1799 Napoleon I of France captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives. 1848 The Great 1274Events May 7 In France the Second Council of Lyons opens to consider the condition of the Holy Land and to agree to a union with the Byzantine church. August 21 Philip III of France marries Marie de Brabant End of the reign of Emperor Kameyama of Japan Em) - 1568
• St. Bonaventure - 1588
• Saint Anselm ( 1033 or 1034 - April 21, 1109) - 1720
• St. Isidore ( 560 - April 4, 636) - 1722
• St. Peter Chrysologus - 1729
• St. Leo the Great - 1754
• St. Peter Damian - 1828
• St. Bernard - ( 1090 - August 21, 1153) 1830
• St. Hilary of Poitiers - 1851
• St. Alphonsus Liguori - 1871
• St. Francis de Sales - ( 1567 - 1622) 1877
• St. Cyril of Alexandria ( 376 - 444) - 1883 (Eastern Orthodox)
• St. Cyril of Jerusalem - 1883 (Eastern Orthodox)
• St. John Damascene - 1883 (Eastern Orthodox)
• The Venerable Bede - ( 672 - 735) 1899
• St. Ephraem - 1920 (Eastern Orthodox)
• St. Peter Canisius - 1925
• St. John of the Cross - 1926
• St. Robert Bellarmine - 1931
• St. Albertus Magnus - 1931
• St. Anthony of Padua - 1946
• St. Lawrence of Brindisi - 1959
• St. Teresa of Avila - 1970
• St. Catherine of Siena - 1970
• St. Therese of Lisieux - 1997