DOCTOR
Saint Francis de Sales
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