Ambrose
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| Saint Ambrose | |
|---|---|
 Mosaic of Saint Ambrose in Milan | |
| Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church | |
| Born | 340 AD340 AD 4100 H 4343 AM, Trier, Germany |
| Died | April 4, 397 AD4 April 397 AD 19 Nisan 4157 H 19 Abib 4400 AM, Milan, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Major shrine | Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy |
| Feast | December 7 |
| Attributes | Beehive, child, whip, bones |
| Patronage | bee keepers, bees, candle makers, domestic animals, French Commissariat, learning, Milan, Italy, students, wax refiners |
Saint Ambrose (Latin: Sanctus Ambrosius; Italian: Sant'Ambrogio), (340 AD340 AD
4100 H
4343 AM–397 AD397 AD
4157 H
4400 AM) was a bishop of Milan and was one of the most eminent fathers of the Christian Church in the 4th century. He is considered a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church and is regarded as one of the four original doctors of the Church.
Contents |
Biography
Works
- On the Christian Faith (De fide)
- On the Holy Spirit
- On the Mysteries
- On Repentance
- On the Duties of the Clergy
- Concerning Virgins
- Concerning Widows
- On the Death of Satyrus
- Memorial of Symmachus
- Sermon against Auxentius
- Letters
