DOCTOR
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
Bishop, Doctor of the Church
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Doctor of the Catechumens, declared a Doctor of the Church.
background
Saint Cyril (c. 313-386), bishop of Jerusalem, is remembered for his Catechetical Lectures, a primary witness to the Church's baptismal and Eucharistic faith and practice in the fourth century. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII in 1883.
summary
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Doctor of the Catechumens, declared a Doctor of the Church.
doctor Title
Doctor of the Catechumens
feast Day
March 18