Doctor of the Church
Saint Anselm of Canterbury
Bishop · Doctor of the Church — Father of Scholasticism · Feast April 21
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
Feast month
4
Ecclesial role
bishop
Feast day of month
21