DOCTOR
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Saint Augustine of Hippo, Doctor of Grace, declared a Doctor of the Church.
background
Saint Augustine (354-430), bishop of Hippo, was the most influential of the Latin Fathers. His Confessions and City of God and his teaching on grace shaped Western theology for over a millennium. One of the four original Latin Doctors of the Church, confirmed by Pope Boniface VIII in 1298.
summary
Saint Augustine of Hippo, Doctor of Grace, declared a Doctor of the Church.
doctor Title
Doctor of Grace
feast Day
August 28