The Doctors of the Church (143 vols.)

The Doctors of the Church are the most reliable and authoritative teachers of the Faith for all Christians (not just Catholics). The Catholic Church, to date, has named 36 men and women as Doctors of the Church. “Doctor” essentially means teacher and each of the Doctors is noteworthy for their outstanding, clear teaching of the Faith, as well as their holiness. These 143 volumes represent 35 of the 36 Doctors (Gregory of Narek is the newest Doctor and we hope to have his works soon!) and draw from every major Patristic series we offer, including the Fathers of the Church Series, Ancient Christian Writers, Popular Patristics series, and the Classics of Western Spirituality. In this collection, you will find greats such as St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Jerome, as well as lesser known saints such as St. Lawrence of Brindisi and St. Peter Chrysologus. No library should be without this essential set of resources!

The following is a list of the 36 Doctors of the Church:

The four Ecumenical Doctors from the West:

• St. Augustine (354-430)
• St. Jerome (345-420)
• St. Ambrose (340-397)
• Pope St. Gregory the Great (540-604)

The four Ecumenical Doctors from the East:

• St. John Chrysostom (345-407)
• St. Basil the Great (330-379)
• St. Athanasius (295-373)
• St. Gregory of Nazianzus (330-390)

The eight Patristic Doctors:

• St. Ephraem the Deacon (306-373)
• St. Hilary (315-368)
• St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315-387)
• St. Cyril of Alexandria (376-444)
• Pope St. Leo the Great (390-461)
• St. Peter Chrysologus, (400-450)
• St. Isidore of Seville (560-636)
• St. John Damascene (676-749)

The eleven Medieval Doctors:

• St. Venerable Bede (673-735)
• 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)
• St. Gregory of Narek (951-1003)

The nine modern Doctors:

• 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)
• St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
• St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)