Doctor of the Church
Saint Isidore of Seville
Bishop · Doctor of the Church — Schoolmaster of the Middle Ages · Feast April 4
Saint Isidore of Seville, Schoolmaster of the Middle Ages, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Background
Saint Isidore (c. 560-636), archbishop of Seville, compiled the Etymologiae, an encyclopedia that preserved classical learning for the medieval world. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Innocent XIII in 1722.
Summary
Saint Isidore of Seville, Schoolmaster of the Middle Ages, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Doctor title
Schoolmaster of the Middle Ages
Feast day
April 4
Feast month
4
Ecclesial role
bishop
Feast day of month
4