doctor of the church in English

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1
one of the early Christian theologians regarded as especially authoritative in the Western Church (particularly St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Jerome, St. Ambrose, and St. Gregory the Great) or later so designated by the pope (e.g., St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Teresa of Ávila).
He was canonized in 1494 and named a Doctor of the Church in 1720.
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1. Saint Ambrose was a 4th-century theologian and bishop of Milan, who is considered a Doctor of the Church

2. St. Ambrose, Latin Ambrosius, (born 339 ce, Augusta Treverorum, Belgica, Gaul [now Trier, Germany]—died 397, Milan [Italy]; feast day December 7), bishop of Milan, biblical critic, doctor of the church, and initiator of ideas that provided a model for medieval conceptions of church–state relations.

3. ‘In 1761 Clement XIII approved his beatification; John XXIII Canonized him in 1960.’ ‘He was Canonized in 1494 and named a Doctor of the Church in 1720.’ ‘Most intriguing are the author's speculations as to why Joan was finally Canonized in 1920.’ ‘There was an outcry when he was canonised by …