DOCTOR
Saint John of Ávila
Bishop, Doctor of the Church
Saint John of Ávila, Doctor of Evangelization, declared a Doctor of the Church.
background
Saint John of Ávila (1499-1569), priest, preacher, and spiritual director in sixteenth-century Spain, guided many saints and reformers. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.
summary
Saint John of Ávila, Doctor of Evangelization, declared a Doctor of the Church.
doctor Title
Doctor of Evangelization
feast Day
May 10