Ambrose in Wikipedia
Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose
(c. between 337 and 340 – 4 April 397), was a bishop of
Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical
figures of the 4th century. He is counted as one of the four
original doctors of the Church. Life
[edit]Political career
Ambrose was born into a Roman Christian family between about
337 and 340 and was raised in Trier.[2] His father was
Ambrosius Aurelianus,[3] the praetorian prefect of Gaul;[1]
his mother was a woman of intellect and piety. Ambrose's
siblings, Satyrus (who is the subject of Ambrose's De
excessu fratris Satyri) and Marcellina, are also venerated
as saints.[4] There is a legend that as an infant, a swarm
of bees settled on his face while he lay in his cradle,
leaving behind a drop of honey. His father considered this a
sign of his future eloquence and honeyed tongue. For this
reason, bees and beehives often appear in the saint's
symbology.
After the early death of his father, Ambrose followed his
father's career. He was educated in Rome, studying
literature, law, and rhetoric.[5] Praetor Anicius Probus
first gave him a place in the council and then in about 372
made him consular prefect or "Governor" of Liguria and
Emilia, with headquarters at Milan, which was then (beside
Rome) the second capital in Italy.[1]
Ambrose was the Governor of Aemilia-Liguria in northern
Italy until 374 when he became the Bishop of Milan. He was a
very popular political figure, and since he was the Governor
in the effective capital in the Roman West, he was a
recognizable figure in the court of the Emperor Valentinian
I. Ambrose never married...
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