Doctor of the Church
Saint Francis de Sales
Bishop · Doctor of the Church — Doctor of Charity · Feast January 24
Saint Francis de Sales, Doctor of Charity, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Background
Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622), bishop of Geneva, taught that holiness is for everyone in his Introduction to the Devout Life and Treatise on the Love of God. Patron of writers. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1877.
Summary
Saint Francis de Sales, Doctor of Charity, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Doctor title
Doctor of Charity
Feast day
January 24
Feast month
1
Ecclesial role
bishop
Feast day of month
24