Noted by his contemporaries for his forceful preaching and expert knowledge of scripture, he was the second-fastest canonized saint (after St. Peter of Verona) and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 16 January 1946.
He was noted by his contemporaries for his forceful preaching and expert knowledge of scripture. He was the second-fastest canonized saint (after St. Peter of Verona). He proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 16 January 1946.