A title given to ChristianChristian Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church to designate all members of the church. thinkers of outstanding influence and saintliness. The four great Latin Doctors of the ChurchDoctors of the Church A title given to Christian thinkers of outstanding influence and saintliness. The four great Latin Doctors of the Church were Augustine, Ambrose, Jerome and Gregory the Great. were Augustine, Ambrose, Jerome and Gregory the Great.