DOCTOR
Saint Isidore of Seville
Bishop, Doctor of the Church
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