Doctor of the Church (Christianity)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Doctor_of_the_Church_(Christianity)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ecclesiastical_title
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Doctor_Ecclesiae Doctor of the Church
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:Anglican_Communion gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church Catholic Church
gptkbp:awardedBy	gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:category	gptkb:saint Christian ecclesiastical titles Catholic theology and doctrine
gptkbp:criteria	eminent learning high degree of sanctity proclamation by the Church
gptkbp:femaleDoctors	gptkb:St._Thérèse_of_Lisieux gptkb:St._Catherine_of_Siena gptkb:St._Hildegard_of_Bingen gptkb:St._Teresa_of_Ávila
gptkbp:firstConferred	1298
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Doctor of the Church (Christianity)
gptkbp:languageOfDoctors	gptkb:Greek gptkb:Latin gptkb:Syriac
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:St._Thomas_Aquinas gptkb:St._Thérèse_of_Lisieux gptkb:St._Athanasius gptkb:St._Augustine_of_Hippo gptkb:St._Basil_the_Great gptkb:St._John_Chrysostom gptkb:St._Ambrose gptkb:St._Catherine_of_Siena gptkb:St._Gregory_the_Great gptkb:St._Hildegard_of_Bingen gptkb:St._Jerome gptkb:St._Teresa_of_Ávila
gptkbp:notableRecentDoctor	gptkb:St._Thérèse_of_Lisieux gptkb:St._Irenaeus_of_Lyon gptkb:St._John_of_Ávila gptkb:St._Gregory_of_Narek gptkb:St._Hildegard_of_Bingen
gptkbp:numberOfPhysicians	37 (Catholic Church, as of 2024)
gptkbp:officialListPublishedBy	gptkb:Holy_See
gptkbp:purpose	recognize significant contribution to theology or doctrine
gptkbp:relatedConcept	gptkb:saint gptkb:Church_Fathers gptkb:Patristics theologian
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Doctor_of_the_Church_(Roman_Catholicism)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7