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	Ambrose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ambrose was elected president; and Palladius, being called upon to defend his opinions, declined, insisting that the meeting was a partial one, and that, all the bishops of the empire not being present, the sense of the Christian church concerning the question in dispute could not be obtained.
		Ambrose was equally zealous in combating the attempt made by the upholders of the old state religion to resist the enactments of Christian emperors.
		Ambrose asks that Christian monies not be used to build a place of worship for unbelievers, heretics or Jews, and he reminds Theodosius that some Christian laity had said of Emperor Maximus, "he has become a Jew" because of the edict Maximus issued regarding the burning of a Roman synagogue.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ambrose_of_Milan (2602 words)

	Ambrose of Milan
		Ambrose was governor of Northern Italy, with capital at Milan.
		Ambrose composed Latin hymns in the rhythm of "Praise God from Whom all blessings flow," and taught them to the people, who sang them in the church as the soldiers surrounded it.
		Ambrose was largely responsible for the conversion of St. Augustine.
	www.satucket.com /lectionary/Ambrose.htm (642 words)

	The Ecole Initiative: Ambrose of Milan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Ambrose was born at Trier, son of the praetorian prefect of the Gauls, in c.
		Ambrose, the youngest, and his brother Uranius Satyrus were given a traditional education in the liberal arts, and embarked on careers in the imperial civil service as advocates at the court of the praetorian prefect of Italy at Sirmium.
		Ambrose received baptism at the hands of a catholic priest, and was passed rapidly through each of the various clerical grades in turn, from doorkeeper to presbyter, in the space of a week.
	www2.evansville.edu /ecoleweb/articles/ambrose.html (4182 words)

	Saint Ambrose of Milan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		When Ambrose had governed at Milan for two years, the bishop, an Arian, died, and the city was torn by strife over the election of a successor, some demanding an Arian, others a Catholic.
		Ambrose, as the responsible civil official, went to the church where the voting was to take place, and urged the people to make their choice like good Christians, without disorder.
		Ambrose also wrote, asking to be excused, but Valentinian replied that it gave him the greatest pleasure to have chosen a prefect fit for the episcopal office, and sent orders to the vicar of the province to hold a formal election.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/sta07001.htm (2969 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Ambrose
		Ambrose was descended from an ancient Roman family, which, at an early period had embraced Christianity, and numbered among its scions both Christian martyrs and high officials of State.
		The tyrant received Ambrose unfavourably and, on the plea, very honourable to the Saint, that he refused to hold communion with the bishops who had compassed the death of Priscillian (the first instance of capital punishment inflicted for heresy by a Christian prince) dismissed him summarily from his court.
		In Ambrose the native Roman genius shines out with surpassing distinctness; he is clear, sober, practical, and aims always at persuading his hearers to act at once on the principles and arguments he has laid down, which affect nearly every phase of their religious or moral life.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01383c.htm (5197 words)

	St Ambrose
		Ambrose was probably born in 340 AD at Trier.
		Although still a secular priest and catechumen, St. Ambrose was raised in eight days to the rank of bishop at the age of about 35.
		Ambrose at once applied himself to the study of Holy Scriptures and the works of religious writers, particularly Origen and St. Basil.
	home.it.net.au /~jgrapsas/pages/ambrose.htm (309 words)

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		Ambrose was largely responsible for the rise of Christianity in the West as the Roman Empire declined, and he was a courageous and untiring defender of the independence of the Church from the state.
		Ambrose had only been in Milan for three years at the time of the bishop's death and he expected that there might be trouble over the selection of his successor.
		Ambrose was a close friend of St. Monica, and it was he who finally showed the still doubting St. Augustine that a person of intelligence could find the Christian faith totally satisfying when Augustine moved to Milan in 386 to fill the vacant university chair in rhetoric.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1207.htm (3750 words)

	Ambrose of Milan
		After Emperor Valentinian died in 375, Ambrose began to have violent disagreements with his widow, the empress Justina, since she was an adherent of the Arian party and who had who had sent soldiers to arrest him.
		Ambrose is considered the Father of Latin hymnody for his introduction of metrical hymnody into the Daily Office of the West.
		As a hymn-writer Ambrose belongs to the transition period when the classical meters were beginning to be laid aside, and rhymed verse was preparing to take their place.
	www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com /Hymns_and_Carols/Biographies/ambrose_of_milan.htm (924 words)

	Biography of Ambrose
		Ambrose was able to win a long struggle against the Arian emperors by the use of passive resistance involving his entire congregation in Milan.
		Theodosius submitted to public penance in the church of Milan, and in the eyes of the Christians he was a "son of the church," according to Ambrose’s own description of a Christian emperor.
		Ambrose was the first Latin church father to break away from a strong legalism, but it was Augustine, who was baptized by Ambrose, who made the grace of the gospel the theme of Western theology.
	www.tlogical.net /bioambrose.htm (594 words)

	St. Ambrose Parish. St. Ambrose's Life
		Ambrose was the Bishop of Milan, Biblical critic and developer of many of the medieval conceptions of church-state relations.
		When the Bishop of Milan, a supporter of the Arian heresy which questioned the divinity of Christ, died in 374, the questions arose about whether the new Bishop would be Catholic or Arian.
		Ambrose, as a duty of the governor, rushed to the church and, speaking in favor of neither side, asked the people to choose without fighting.
	www.geocities.com /~st-ambrose/ambrose.htm (649 words)

	St. Ambrose
		Ambrose therefore was first baptized, and after due preparation, received the episcopal consecration on the 7th of December in 374, not in 375, as some have wrote; for Valentinian I died on the 10th of November in 375.
		Ambrose passed the winter with Maximus at Triers in 384; and had the courage constantly to refuse to communicate with a tyrant who was stained with the blood of his master, and to exhort him to do penance.
		Ambrose joined together in the conduct of his life a wonderful generosity and inflexibility, where the divine law was concerned, with all possible prudence and moderation; yet in all his actions tempered the boldness and authority of a bishop with an air of sweetness and charity.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/STAMBROS.HTM (9397 words)

	Ambrose of Milan (339-397 AD)
		Born the son of Aurelius Ambrosius, the imperial viceroy of Gaul,[1] Ambrose followed in his father's footsteps and became governor of Aemilia-Liguria (Northern Italy) in AD 370.
		Ambrose had his official residence in Milan, where he was a catechumen in the church.
		Ambrose, Hexameron, Paradise, Cain and Abel, J.J. Savage, trans.
	www.earlychurch.org.uk /ambrose.php (792 words)

	Selected Letters of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
		Ambrose became bishop of Milan in 374, when, as governor of the Italian province Aemilia et Liguria, he intervened n the civic disturbances which on this occasion accompanied the election of a new bishop at Milan.
		Ambrose excuses himself for not having gone to the consistory when summoned, on the ground that in matters of faith no one but bishops could rightly judge, and that he was not contumacious because he would not suffer wrong to be done to his own order.
		Ambrose touches on the temple of the Valentinians, whom he declares to be worse than heathen, and points out what a door would be opened to the calumnies of the Jews and a triumph over Christ Himself.
	www.ucalgary.ca /~vandersp/Courses/texts/sym-amb/ambrseep.html (21373 words)

	December 7 Saints of the Day
		Ambrose, the fighter, was sent to Milan as Roman governor and chosen while yet a catechumen to be the people’s bishop.
		Ambrose was a passionate little man with a high forehead, a long melancholy face and great eyes.
		Ambrose’s sermons were often modeled on Cicero and his ideas betrayed the influence of contemporary thinkers and philosophers.
	religion-cults.com /saints/december7.htm (1060 words)

	Glimpses bulletin #26: Hymnwriter Bishop Ambrose blocks emperor
		Ambrose was born in 339, the son of the Roman praetorian prefect of Gaul (which then included Britain, France, and parts of Africa).
		Ambrose knew the Church had a spiritual mission and it was not to be tied down by the things of this world.
		Though Ambrose could have encouraged his supporters to resist, he knew that he was fighting a spiritual war which should be waged with spiritual weapons.
	chi.gospelcom.net /GLIMPSEF/Glimpses/glmps026.shtml (966 words)

	April 4: Ambrose of Milan departs
		Ambrose of Milan was a highly influential bishop.
		Ambrose had been a governor of Northern Italy back in the day when the barbarians were invading the Roman Empire.
		The type of congregational singing Ambrose began in Milan became popular and was used in the church for centuries.
	chi.gospelcom.net /DAILYF/2003/04/daily-04-04-2003.shtml (577 words)

	Apiservices - Beekeeping - Saint Ambrose of Milan
		When the bishop of Milan died, a dispute over his replacement was leading to violence.
		Ambrose intervened to calm to sides; he impressed everyone involved so much that, at age 34 and while still a catechuman, he was appointed to the see.
		He resisted, claiming that he was not worthy, and after it was prophesied by a small child who heard him speak, and to prevent any uprising over the problem, he assented, ordained on 7 December 374.
	www.apiservices.com /articles/us/ambrose.htm (1017 words)

	Ambrose of Milan - History for Kids!
		The most important thing that Ambrose (AM-broze) did was to insist that even Roman emperors had to do what the church told them to do, or they would go to hell when they died and burn forever.
		But Ambrose wrote to Theodosius and said that was wrong, because Christian money shouldn't be used to pay for Jewish things.
		Ambrose was also one of the teachers of Augustine.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/religion/christians/ambrose.htm (546 words)

	St. Ambrose of Milan
		Born in 340, the son of the Roman prefect of Gaul, St. Ambrose returned to Italy with his mother and his sister, St. Marcellina, after the death of their father.
		Ambrose, who was not yet a baptized Christian, attempted to mediate and keep peace.
		While he thus meekly addressed them, a voice cried out, "Ambrose for bishop!" and in this way he was chosen by acclamation, baptized, and a week later, on December 7, 374, consecrated bishop.
	www.roca.org /OA/3/3g.htm (468 words)

	Lit Press: Ambrose of Milan's Method of Mystagogical Preaching
		Chapters three through eight are a series of six historical studies on Ambrose and his church that correspond to the components of a homiletic method.
		The mystagogical preaching as ‘sustained reflection on the rites of initiation' that Ambrose employed in the fourth century is still applicable for the present age.
		"Ambrose of Milan's Method of Mystagogical Preaching should appeal to all who are interested in the early church, especially the Latin-Western church, to preachers, ministers, seminary students, and those involved in all aspects of Christian formation.
	www.litpress.org /Detail.aspx?ISBN=0814661858 (761 words)

	Orthodox Icon of Saint Ambrose of Milan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		O Ambrose, wonderworker and champion of the Church, Godbearing Hierarch: thou didst work miracles by thy faith and love for God; therefore we the earthborn glorify thee and cry out: Glory to Him Who has glorified thee; glory to Him Who has crowned thee; glory to Him Who through thee works healings for all.
		Ambrose entered the Church in the middle of the turmoil, since it was part of his responsibility to maintain good order.
		A nursing child cried out: "Ambrose for bishop!" This was taken for a sign from God and they unanimously elected Ambrose against his will.
	www.comeandseeicons.com /ynk10.htm (289 words)

	Icons of St. Ambrose of Milan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The topmost icon, more historically accurate than many iconographic representations of the early Church Father St. Ambrose of Milan, in that he is shown with a shorter and dark beard, was commissioned from Mother Justina of the St. Elizabeth Convent in Etna, California (Florinite Greek Old Calendarist), for the St. Ambrose House (residence of Abp.
		Because St. Ambrose was Italian and the above icon is Greek, the topmost icon may strike the viewer as a culturally inaccurate representation.
		Even the appearance on St. Ambrose' right thigh of the palitsa or thigh-shield has a Western counterpart: the succinctory, a double pouch-like garment which was made to hang from the Bishop's zona (Western rite girdle) and represented his duty to give both physical and spiritual alms to the poor from the Church's purse.
	www.odox.net /Icons-Ambrose.htm (357 words)

	Letter of Ambrose of Milan on the
		Thus Ambrose was at the heart of imperial politics and he played the game with gusto.
		Ambrose and groups of his orthodox supporters literally barricaded themselves in the churches from Palm Sunday (March 29) through Easter (April 4).
		Ambrose was urged to consecrate his church at the earliest appropriate moment, which presumably would be the vigils of the upcoming Saturday.
	urban.hunter.cuny.edu /~thead/gervase.htm (3411 words)

	On the Holy Spirit, Book I \| St. Ambrose of Milan -Welcome to The Crossroads Initiative
		The seeking of various signs by Gideon was also a mystery, for by the dryness and moistening of the fleece was signified the falling away of the Jews and the calling of the Gentiles, by the water received in a basin the washing of the apostles' feet.
		Ambrose prays that his own pollution may be washed away, and praises the loving-kindness of Christ.
		Ambrose shows from the Scriptures that the Name of the Three Divine Persons is one, and first the unity of the Name of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, inasmuch as each is called Paraclete and Truth.
	www.crossroadsinitiative.com /library_article/658/On_the_Holy_Spirit__Book_I_St_Ambrose_of_Milan.html (12391 words)

	The Ecole Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Ambrose (339-397 CE) was born into the Roman aristocracy and educated at Rome in the liberal arts and law.
		Ambrose handled the affair so well that he was nominated for bishop of that see by both the Catholics and Arians.
		His speaking ability was partly responsible for the conversion of Augustine, who came to listen to Ambrose's sermons for their oration, but found himself so moved that he converted to Christianity and was baptized by Ambrose on Easter in 386.
	www2.evansville.edu /ecoleweb/glossary/ambrose.html (169 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Ambrose of Milan
		Ambrose intervened to calm both sides; he impressed everyone involved so much that while he was still an unbaptized catechuman, he was chosen to fill the see.
		He resisted, claiming that he was not worthy, but to prevent further violence, he assented, and on 7 December 374 he was baptized, ordained as a priest, and consecrated as bishop.
		Ambrose's preaching brought Emporer Theodosius to do public penance for his sins.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/sainta07.htm (688 words)

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