DOCTOR
Saint Anselm of Canterbury
Bishop, Doctor of the Church
Saint Anselm of Canterbury, Father of Scholasticism, declared a Doctor of the Church.
background
Saint Anselm (c. 1033-1109), archbishop of Canterbury, pioneered the scholastic method, formulated the ontological argument in the Proslogion, and explained the atonement in Cur Deus Homo. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Clement XI in 1720.
summary
Saint Anselm of Canterbury, Father of Scholasticism, declared a Doctor of the Church.
doctor Title
Father of Scholasticism
feast Day
April 21