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  Saint Ambrose - LoveToKnow 1911
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's intense episcopal consciousness furthered the growing doctrine of the Church and its sacerdotal ministry, while the prevalent asceticism of the day, continuing the Stoic and Ciceronian training of his youth, enabled him to promulgate a lofty standard of Christian ethics.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Saint_Ambrose   (1697 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Ambrose
Athanasius, to uphold the venerable Chair of the Prince of the Apostles in the tribune of St.
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.
Ambrose occupies a prominent place in all histories, ecclesiastical and secular, of the fourth century.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/01383c.htm   (4878 words)

  
  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 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.
Ambrose is considered as the first who introduced the antiphonant method of chanting, or one side of the choir alternately responding to the other; from whence that particular mode obtained the name of the "chant," while the plainsong, introduced by St.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ambrose   (2535 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.
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 The Ecole Initiative: Ambrose of Milan
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)

  
 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)

  
 Medieval Bestiary : Saint Ambrose
Ambrose, Father and Doctor of the Catholic Church, was Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397.
Ambrose's work of interest here is his Hexaemeron (or Hexameron), a series of allegorical sermons on the six days of creation as told in the biblical book of Genesis.
Ambrose's stature as a Father of the Church ensured that his account of the creation of animals would be accepted as true.
www.bestiary.ca /prisources/psdetail815.htm   (273 words)

  
 St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Public order was Ambrose's responsibility as governor so he hurried to the church and made a passionate speech not in favor of either side, but in favor of peace.
In spite of the fact that she was his enemy, Ambrose went on a diplomatic mission that convinced Maximus not to invade.
Ambrose said, "When I was told the church was surrounded with soldiers I said I cannot give it up but I must not fight." The soldiers came in to the basilica -- but they came in to pray.
www.stambroseohio.org /oursaint.htm   (1158 words)

  
 History of Saint Ambrose
Ambrose was born around the year 340 in Southern Gaul of noble parents.
Seeking to keep the dispute from becoming an uprising, Ambrose intervened but he so impressed the people with a speech that he was chosen to be bishop even though he was only a catechumen.
Ambrose was ordained bishop on December 7, 374 at the age of 34.
saintambrosecathedral.org /history_st_ambrose.htm   (223 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Saint Ambrose
Saint Ambrose was one of the so-called Doctors of the Church, eminent Christian theologians.
He is remembered as an effective bishop of Milan (Italy) and as the man who converted and baptized Saint Augustine of Hippo.
This 15th-century Swiss painting of Saint Ambrose is from the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon, France.
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 A CHRONICLE OF CATHOLIC TRADITION (apr22cct.htm)
This vaunted Saint and mentor of St. Jerome was elevated to Doctor and Father of the Church by the decree of Pope Boniface VIII in 1298 as we examine the lasting marks he left in the Teachings of the Church through his writings and translations from moral theology and liturgy.
Saint Ambrose had been born into a Roman Christian family in Treves, Gaul (which is today Trier, in Germany) where his father was assigned as the Prefect there.
Ambrose gave an impassioned speech to the frenzied crowd and immediately after, in the silence of the moment, a little child shouted from the multitudes: "Let Ambrose be our bishop." At once the crowd affirmed the choice, crying out the same thing and so Ambrose was chosen.
www.dailycatholic.org /issue/04Apr/apr22cct.htm   (1005 words)

  
 St. Ambrose
Saint Ambrose is the most famed of the three.
Although Ambrose bad always professed Christianity, like many others he had been misled by a common error of the times and had delayed his baptism; he was therfore ineligible for the episcopal office.
Ambrose ruled as a dutiful bishop but tempered his authority with charity; he tempered justice with generosity, and his own mortifications with prudence and moderation.
www.stfrancisvernon.org /ambrose.htm   (633 words)

  
 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of March 20
Anastasius was the archimandrite (superior) of the laura (a cluster of hermitages) of Saint Sabas in Jerusalem.
Saint Tuda was consecrated bishop in his place, while Eata was named abbot and Cuthbert prior of Lindisfarne, a small island joined to the coast at low tide.
Sometimes styled either a saint or a beatae, Remigius was a son of Duke Hugh of Alsace and a nephew of Saint Ottilien.
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0320.htm   (6208 words)

  
 Capstone Records: Saint Ambrose
"Saint Ambrose is based on the life and writings of Ambrose Bierce, a well-known writer and journalist in the United States during the mid-19th and early 20th centuries.
Saint Ambrose, the composition was commissioned by saxophonist Steve Duke and composed by Rodney Waschka II.
The spoken portions of Saint Ambrose are not in Sprechstimme (which is to say, the words are not pegged to pitches, finite or otherwise), nor is there secco accompaniment (which is to say that there is no harpsichord or any other related music during most of the textual parts).
www.capstonerecords.org /CPS-8708.html   (2300 words)

  
 Saint Ambrose
Of his formal works, On the Duties of the Clergy (De officiis ministrorum) shows the influence of Cicero; On the Christian Faith (De fide) was written at Gratian’s request.
His hymns, written in the iambic dimeter that became standard in Western hymnody, were widely imitated.
The Ambrosian Rite used in Milan today is probably a development of a liturgy Ambrose introduced.
www.orbilat.com /Encyclopaedia/A/Ambrose.html   (266 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.
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.
Ambrose passed away in 397 at the age of 57.
www.geocities.com /~st-ambrose/ambrose.htm   (649 words)

  
 Lives of the Saints, December 7, Saint Ambrose
He manifested his fearless zeal when it was necessary to brave the anger of the Empress Justina, by resisting and foiling her impious attempt to give one of the churches of Milan to the Arians.
The Saint met him at the door of the cathedral to prevent his entering, and said to him that if he had imitated David in his crime, he must now imitate him in his penance.
Saint Ambrose was the friend and consoler of Saint Monica in all her sorrows, and in 387 had the joy of admitting to the Church Saint Augustine, her son.
magnificat.ca /cal/engl/12-07.htm   (528 words)

  
 Student Travel Information & Discounts - Events: Basilica of Saint Ambrose (Basilica of Saint Ambrose, Milan, Italy)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Basilica of Saint Ambrose is one of Milan's most sacred buildings.
It houses the tomb of the great Saint Ambrose (340-397AD), and the interior has three naves, richly decorated by the efforts of famous craftsmen over the centuries.
Saint Ambrose was the very first bishop to involve himself in negotiations between states, beginning the tradition of Church envoys attempting to act as peacemakers.
www.istc.org /sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=29962   (245 words)

  
 Saint Ambrose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Still very young, Ambrose became a barrister at Rome, and before his thirty-fifth year he was appointed governor of Liguria and Aemilia with his headquarters at Milan.
When the bishop of Milan died in 374, Ambrose, being governor, went to the cathedral to ensure peace and order in the new election, with the result that he himself, though a catechumen, was elected by acclamation, after a child had been suddenly heard to cry out "Ambrose for bishop".
Ambrose's objections were overruled, and he was ordained on December 7th, 374 (the day on which his feast now is celebrated).
web.comhem.se /~u13117202/sambrosius.htm   (229 words)

  
 Apiservices - Beekeeping - Saint Ambrose of Milan
Apiservices - Beekeeping - Saint Ambrose of Milan
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)

  
 Saint Ambrose University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ambrose University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts institution affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport.
It is located in the residential area of Davenport, Iowa.
Ambrose University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Ambrose_University   (116 words)

  
 History of the Mass(hist15.htm)
While the Greeks were ripe for the Arian heresy of challenging the concept of the Trinity, the Romans were blessed with two saints Saint Jerome and Saint Ambrose who contributed much in strengthening the true faith in the west and defending the true teachings against the cancer of Arianism.
In chapter fifteen we cover these Saint Ambrose who Holy Mother Church elevated to Doctor and Father of the Church by the decree of Pope Boniface VIII in 1298 as we examine the lasting marks he left in the Teachings of the Church through his writings and translations from moral theology and liturgy.
Saint Ambrose had been born into a Roman Christian family in Treves, Gaul where his father was assigned as the Prefect there.
www.dailycatholic.org /hist/hist15.htm   (683 words)

  
 Ambrose, Saint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ambrose’s eloquent preaching spurred the conversion of St. Augustine.
Ambrose’s method of biblical interpretation was allegorical, following Philo and Origen.
See biography by A. Paredi (1964); C. Morino, Church and State in the Teaching of St. Ambrose (1969).
www.bartleby.com /65/am/Ambrose.html   (340 words)

  
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 Life (from Saint Ambrose) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Ambrose's current position is dealt with in J.R. Palanque, Saint Ambroise et l'Empire romain (1933); his relation to Neoplatonism is considered in Pierre Courcelle, Les Lettres grecques en Occident, de Macrobe à Cassiodore, rev. ed.
Ambrose is also remembered as the teacher who converted and baptized St. Augustine of Hippo, the great...
E-text of this letter by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (4th-century) to the Roman emperor speaking in favor of the autonomy of the church.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-262?tocId=262   (748 words)

  
 St. Ambrose - Saint of the Day - American Catholic
This was Ambrose, the fighter, sent to Milan as Roman governor and chosen while yet a catechumen to be the people’s bishop.
Ambrose’s sermons were often modeled on Cicero and his ideas betrayed the influence of contemporary thinkers and philosophers.
It was Ambrose, after all, who placed his hands on the shoulders of the naked Augustine as he descended into the baptismal fountain to put on Christ.
www.americancatholic.org /Features/SaintOfDay?id=1222   (676 words)

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