Doctor of the Church
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Bishop · Doctor of the Church — Doctor of Grace · Feast August 28
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
Feast month
8
Ecclesial role
bishop
Feast day of month
28