These are the 33 men and women who have been recognized by the church as preeminent theologians, those the faithful can learn from.

Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus) (c. 1206–1280): Dominican

Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787):Redemptorist

Ambrose (c. 340–397): Bishop of Milan

Anselm (1033–1109): Archbishop of Canterbury

Anthony of Padua (1195–1231): Franciscan

Athanasius (c. 297–373): Bishop of Alexandria

Augustine (354–430): Bishop of Hippo

Basil the Great (329–379): Cappadocian

Bede the Venerable (c. 672–735): monk

Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153): Cistercian

Bonaventure (1221–1274): Franciscan

Catherine of Siena (1347–1380): Dominican

Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376–444): Patriarch of Alexandria

Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 315–386): Bishop of Jerusalem

Ephraem (c. 306–373): Deacon of Edessa

Francis de Sales (1567–1622): Bishop of Geneva

Gregory I (the Great) (c. 540–604): pope

Gregory Nazianzen (329–389): Cappadocian

Hilary of Poitiers (c. 315–368): Bishop of Poitiers

Isidore of Seville (560–636): Bishop of Seville

Jerome (c. 340–420): monastery head

John Chrysostom (347–407): Patriarch of Constantinople

John Damsacene (c. 675–749): monk

John of the Cross (1542–1591): Discalced Carmelite

Lawrence of Brindisi (1559–1619): Capuchin

Leo I (the Great) (c. 400–461): pope

Peter Canisius (1521–1597): Jesuit

Peter Chrysologus (c. 406–450): Bishop of Ravenna

Peter Damian (1001–1072): Benedictine

Robert Bellarmine (1542–1621): Jesuit

Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582): Discalced Carmelite

Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897): Carmelite

Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274): Dominican