DOCTOR
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Bishop, Doctor of the Church
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of Merciful Love, declared a Doctor of the Church.
background
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (1873-1897), a Discalced Carmelite who died at twenty-four, taught the 'Little Way' of trust and confidence in God's mercy in Story of a Soul. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II in 1997, the youngest Doctor.
summary
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of Merciful Love, declared a Doctor of the Church.
doctor Title
Doctor of Merciful Love
feast Day
October 1