Doctor of the Church
Saint Peter Damian
Bishop · Doctor of the Church — Monitor of the Popes · Feast February 21
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
Feast month
2
Ecclesial role
bishop
Feast day of month
21