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6 days ago · Modern scholars have noted that Sozomen is the only ancient source that shows Ambrose and Gratian together in any personal interaction. That event occurred in the last year of Gratian's reign. Ambrose crashed Gratian's private hunting party in order to appeal on behalf of a pagan senator sentenced to die.
6 days ago · The growth of Christianity from its obscure origin c. 40 AD, with fewer than 1,000 followers, to being the majority religion of the entire Roman Empire by AD 400, has been examined through a wide variety of historiographical approaches. Until the last decades of the 20th century, the primary theory was provided by Edward Gibbon in The History ...
4 days ago · Ambrose of Milan ( Latin: Aurelius Ambrosius; c. 339 – 4 April 397), venerated as Saint Ambrose, [a] was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promoting Roman Christianity against Arianism and paganism. [5]
3 days ago · Accept and Respect Boundaries. Keep Up to Date with the Latest Safety Guidance. Communicate Regularly. Give the Gift of Your Time. Share Family Traditions. Don't Be Afraid to Play. Keep It Simple ...
4 days ago · Despite greed’s notable position among Christianity's Seven Deadly Sins, and equally bad standing in most other religions, it isn’t immediately clear whether greed does more harm or good. As Adam Smith, a founding thinker of capitalism, wrote, "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner ...
3 days ago · One player who desperately needs to find himself for Philadelphia is Taijuan Walker. The right-handed starter got off to a slow start after hitting the injured list to start the year. His 5.51 ERA ...
3 days ago · By now, you've probably heard there's a UK general election on 4 July. Members of Parliament - or MPs - will be elected to the House of Commons, and the leader of the party with the most MPs will...
