Doctor of the Church
Saint John of Ávila
Priest · Doctor of the Church — Doctor of Evangelization · Feast May 10
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
Feast month
5
Ecclesial role
priest
Feast day of month
10