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Saint Ambrose, also known as Aurelius Ambrosius, is one of the four original doctors of the Church. He was the Bishop of Milan and became one of the most important theological figure of the 4th century. Ambrose was born around 340 AD to a Roman Christian family.
Dec 13, 2019 · A bishop, teacher, writer, and composer, St. Ambrose is also famous for having baptized St. Augustine. He was a profoundly influential Christian philosopher. His ideas about church-state relation would become the prevalent medieval viewpoint on the matter.
Saint Ambrose, (born 339, Augusta Treverorum, Belgica, Gaul—died 397, Milan; feast day December 7), Bishop of Milan. Raised in Rome, he became a Roman provincial governor. As a compromise candidate, he was unexpectedly elevated from unbaptized layman to bishop of Milan in 374.
Saint Ambrose (c.339 - April 4, 397 C.E.), known in Latin as Ambrosius, was successful bishop of Milan, who was later recognized as one of the original four Latin Doctors of the Church along with Augustine of Hippo (354-430), Gregory the Great (c.540-604), and Jerome (c.342-419).
Born around 340 AD to a high-ranking Roman governor in Trier, raised and educated in Rome, Ambrose embarked on a career that eventually led to his role as bishop of Milan in 374 AD.
Mar 9, 2023 · Ambrose was a defender of orthodoxy against Arianism. He kept up a frequent correspondence with Basil the Great, a famed bishop of the Middle East. Because of Ambrose's writings, he is classed with Jerome, Augustine and Gregory the Great as one of the four Latin church fathers.
Jun 8, 2018 · Ambrose, Saint (c.339–97) Roman cleric who, as Bishop of Milan from 374, resisted demands to surrender Milan's churches to the Arians and refused to compromise his orthodox position. He was the author of works on theology and ethics that greatly influenced the thought of the Western Church.
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