Doctor of the Church
Saint Catherine of Siena
Lay faithful · Doctor of the Church — Doctor of Unity · Feast April 29
Saint Catherine of Siena, Doctor of Unity, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Background
Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), Dominican tertiary, mystic, and reformer, persuaded the pope to return from Avignon to Rome and wrote the Dialogue of Divine Providence. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI in 1970, among the first women so honored.
Summary
Saint Catherine of Siena, Doctor of Unity, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Doctor title
Doctor of Unity
Feast day
April 29
Feast month
4
Ecclesial role
lay
Feast day of month
29