Doctor of the Church
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
Bishop · Doctor of the Church — Doctor of the Catechumens · Feast March 18
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
Feast month
3
Ecclesial role
bishop
Feast day of month
18