DOCTOR
Saint Peter Damian
Bishop, Doctor of the Church
Saint Peter Damian, Monitor of the Popes, declared a Doctor of the Church.
background
Saint Peter Damian (c. 1007-1072), Benedictine reformer and cardinal-bishop of Ostia, was a leading force in the eleventh-century reform of the clergy. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XII in 1828.
summary
Saint Peter Damian, Monitor of the Popes, declared a Doctor of the Church.
doctor Title
Monitor of the Popes
feast Day
February 21