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Ambrose

Type Figure Region Italy Time 340–397 Also known as Saint Ambrose

Ambrose (c. 340–397), born in Trier, was a late Roman bishop of Milan whose preaching converted Augustine and who shaped Western church liturgy and c…

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  1. 340–374Trier · BelgicaBorn into a senior Roman official's family and educated in law and rhetoric, he held posts including governor of Liguria and Emilia, earning a reputation for fairness and integrity that laid the foundation for his later political influence in Milan.
  2. 374–397Milan · LombardyChosen bishop of Milan by popular acclaim in 374, he quickly mastered theological preaching, resisted Arianism, intervened in imperial succession disputes, and in 395 compelled Emperor Theodosius to publicly repent the massacre of Thessalonica; his preaching influenced Augustine's conversion.

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