Doctor of the Church
Saint Alphonsus Liguori
Bishop · Doctor of the Church — Most Zealous Doctor · Feast August 1
Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Most Zealous Doctor, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Background
Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), bishop and founder of the Redemptorists, was the great moral theologian of the modern Church and a tireless author of devotional works. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871.
Summary
Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Most Zealous Doctor, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Doctor title
Most Zealous Doctor
Feast day
August 1
Feast month
8
Ecclesial role
bishop
Feast day of month
1