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Saint
Ambrose of Milan
Bishop of Milan
Detail from possibly contemporary mosaic (c. 380–500) of Ambrose in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio[1]
Diocese
Mediolanum (Milan)
See
Mediolanum
Installed
374 AD
Term ended
4 April 397
Predecessor
Auxentius
Successor
Simplician
Orders
Consecration
7 December 374
Personal details
Born
Aurelius Ambrosius
c. 339
Augusta Treverorum, Gallia Belgica, Roman Empire
Died
4 April 397(397-04-04) (aged 56–57) Mediolanum, Italia, Roman Empire
Buried
Crypt of the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
Denomination
Christian
Sainthood
Feast day
7 December
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Churches
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Anglican Communion
Title as Saint
Doctor of the Church
Patronage
Milan and beekeepers[2]
Other patronage
Bakers of honeybread, bees, bishops, candlemakers, chandlers, domestic animals, the French Commissariat, geese, gingerbread makers, learning, schoolchildren, stone masons, students, wax melters and Bologna[3]
Shrines
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
Theology career
Notable work
De officiis ministrorum (377–391)
Exameron [it] (386–390)
De obitu Theodosii (395)
Theological work
Era
Patristic Age
Tradition or movement
Trinitarianism
Main interests
Christian ethics and mariology
Notable ideas
Anti-paganism, mother of the Church[4]
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] He left a substantial collection of writings, of which the best known include the ethical commentary De officiis ministrorum (377–391), and the exegetical Exameron [it] (386–390). His preachings, his actions and his literary works, in addition to his innovative musical hymnography, made him one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century.
Ambrose was serving as the Roman governor of Aemilia-Liguria in Milan when he was unexpectedly made Bishop of Milan in 374 by popular acclamation. As bishop, he took a firm position against Arianism and attempted to mediate the conflict between the emperors Theodosius I and Magnus Maximus. Tradition credits Ambrose with developing an antiphonal chant, known as Ambrosian chant, and for composing the "Te Deum" hymn, though modern scholars now reject both of these attributions. Ambrose's authorship on at least four hymns, including the well-known "Veni redemptor gentium", is secure; they form the core of the Ambrosian hymns, which includes others that are sometimes attributed to him. He also had a notable influence on Augustine of Hippo (354–430), whom he helped convert to Christianity.
Western Christianity identified Ambrose as one of its four traditional Doctors of the Church. He is considered a saint by the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, and various Lutheran denominations, and venerated as the patron saint of Milan and beekeepers.
^"Saint Ambrose, in the Sacello di San Vittore in Ciel d'Oro". Artstor. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^Brown 2021.
^Guiley 2001, p. 16.
^Sharkey & Weinandy 2009, p. 208.
^McKinnon 2001.
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