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- Last week, Pope Francis made it official: Over 1800 years after his death, St. Irenaeus of Lyon is now a Doctor of the Church. With Irenaeus’ inclusion, the Catholic Church has now officially designated 37 Doctors of the Church.
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Apr 13, 2024 · He is the first Doctor of the Church believed to have been a martyr, and, having died around 202, he holds the distinction of being the most ancient of the 37 Doctors of the Church. St. Irenaeus is most remembered as the earliest systematic theologian for his authentic teaching of the Church’s faith and defense of it in the face of emerging ...
4 days ago · With Irenaeus’ inclusion, the Catholic Church has now officially designated 37 Doctors of the Church. The 2nd-century bishop joins the ranks of illustrious Church theologians like Sts. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, but also lesser-known luminaries like St. Gregory of Narek and St. Hildegard of Bingen.
Jan 20, 2022 · St. Irenaeus is the second doctor of the church named by Pope Francis after St. Gregory of Narek, who was given the designation in 2015. He brings the total number of doctors of the church to...
Jan 20, 2022 · St. Irenaeus of Lyon is one step closer to being the first martyr to be declared a Doctor of the Church. Pope Francis met with the head of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints on...
Oct 8, 2021 · Hailing from the East but an apostle in the West, a "pastor" and a "champion of the fight against heresies", as Benedict XVI called him, St. Irenaeus of Lyon will soon be declared a Doctor of the Church with the title “Doctor unitatis”, meaning doctor of unity.
Jan 20, 2022 · St. Irenaeus soon to be declared a Doctor of the Church. The Pope had already announced this intention during an audience with members of the St. Irenaeus Orthodox-Catholic Joint Working Group in the Vatican last October.
Pope Francis declared Irenaeus the 37th Doctor of the Church on 21 January 2022. [12] The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Irenaeus, the feast being also on 23 August. Irenaeus is honored in the Church of England and in the Episcopal Church on 28 June. [13] [14]
