Saint Hildegard of Bingen: Benedictine Abbess, Visionary, Composer and Doctor of the Church
Saint Hildegard of Bingen was a twelfth-century Benedictine abbess, writer and composer. Pope Benedict XVI recognized her as a saint in May 2012 and named her a Doctor of the Church in October 2012. This article explains her life, her works and what the sources do and do not tell us.
Saint Gregory the Theologian: Teacher of the Trinity and Bishop of Constantinople
Saint Gregory the Theologian was a fourth-century bishop, orator and poet who defended the divinity of the Son and the Holy Spirit and resigned from Constantinople for the sake of peace.
Saint Cyril of Alexandria: Patriarch, Doctor of the Church and Defender of the Mother of God
Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Pope Cyril I, was a fifth century patriarch and Doctor of the Church who defended the title Mother of God at Ephesus. Read his life and what is documented and what is tradition.
Saint John of Damascus: Priest-Monk, Doctor of the Church, Hymnographer and Defender of Holy Icons
Saint John of Damascus was a Syrian priest-monk, Doctor of the Church, hymn writer and defender of holy icons. Read his story and learn what is history and what is tradition.
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria: Patriarch, Doctor of the Church and Defender of Nicaea
A biography of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, the fourth century patriarch and Doctor of the Church who defended the Nicene faith through five exiles, with documented history kept apart from tradition.
Saint Alphonsus Liguori: The Neapolitan Lawyer Who Became Bishop, Founder of the Redemptorists and Doctor of the Church
A biography of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, the Neapolitan lawyer who became a priest, founded the Redemptorists, served as bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti and was named a Doctor of the Church, with documented history kept apart from tradition.
Saint Basil the Great: Bishop, Monk and Defender of the Poor
A Cappadocian bishop who shaped the language of the Trinity, gave Eastern monasticism its working principles, and built a city of charity for the poor and the sick. His life, his writings, the Liturgy that bears his name, and what history can and cannot confirm.
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: The Little Flower and the Little Way
A Carmelite who died at twenty-four and became a Doctor of the Church. Her life, her Little Way, Story of a Soul, and what history can and cannot confirm.