Doctor of the Church · August 28
St. Augustine of Hippo
A restless seeker transformed into one of Christianity’s greatest teachers.
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281 lives of faith. Showing 1–12.
Doctor of the Church · January 24
St. Francis de Sales
A bishop and spiritual writer who taught that holiness belongs in every vocation.
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Pope · October 22
St. John Paul II
A Polish pope who carried a message of faith and human dignity around the world.
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Doctor of the Church · January 2
St. Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great , was an early Christian prelate.
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Bishop · January 5
St. John Neumann
John Nepomucene Neumann was a Bohemian-born American Catholic prelate who served as the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia from 1852 to 1860.
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Bishop · January 7
St. Raymond of Peñafort
Raymond of Penyafort was a Catalan friar with the Dominicans who was a canon lawyer.
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Bishop · January 10
St. Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa , also known as Gregory Nyssen , was an early Christian theologian who served as the bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394.
Turkey · Probable birthplace
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Doctor of the Church · January 13
St. Hilary of Poitiers
Hilary of Poitiers or St Hilarius was Bishop of Poitiers and a Doctor of the Church.
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Doctor of the Church · January 2
St. Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus , also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was an early Roman Christian theologian and prelate who served as Archbishop of Constantinople from 380 to 381.
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Pope · January 20
St. Fabian
Pope Fabian was the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church from 10 January 236 until his death on 20 January 250, succeeding Anterus.
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Bishop · February 3
St. Ansgar
Ansgar , also known as Anskar, Saint Ansgar, Saint Anschar or Oscar, was Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen in the northern part of the Kingdom of the East Franks.
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Martyr · February 3
St. Blaise
Blaise is venerated as a bishop and martyr of Sebastea, in present-day Turkey. The detailed stories of his life and healing miracles come from later tradition.
Turkey · Traditional attribution
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