Doctors of the Church
when were they named by who
Oct 7, 2012; Pope Benedict XVI
Ambrose
baptized Augustine
Cyril of Alexandria
battled against Nestorianism at the Council of Ephesus
John Damascene
defended against iconoclasm
doctor is from the Latin word
docere
Athanasius
dominant opponent of Arianism
Leo the Great
met with Attila the Hun
4 Great Eastern Doctors:
John Chrysostom, Basil the Great, Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzen
Hilary of Poitiers
"Athanasius of the West"
Ephrem
"Harp of the Holy Ghost"
Gregory the Great
"Servant of the Servants"
characteristics of the doctors of the church
1. COMMUNICATE the truth about Jesus in outstanding way 2. Eminent as TEACHERS 3. SPEAK to the WHOLE CHURCH in any age 4. Teachings bring HEALTH to human heart and soul
how many in 1st millenium
17
how many doctors in catholicism
35
Cyril of Jerusalem
Doctor of Catechesis
Basil the Great
Doctor of Eastern Monasticism
Isidore of Seville
Doctor of Education
Gregory Nazianzen
Doctor of Theologians
Peter Chrysologus
Golden Worded
4 Great Latin Doctors:
Gregory the Great, Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine
who were the last to be named
St John of Avila and St Hildegard of Bingen
who were the first to be named
The 4 Latin doctors
who proclaims someone to be a doctor
pope
Bede the Venerable
popularized using BC and AD in dates
John Chrysostom
the "Golden Mouthed"
docere
to teach
Jerome
translated the Bible into Latin with the Vulgate
Augustine
wrote "Confessions" and the "City of God"