SAINT AMBROSE
\sˈe͡ɪnt ˈambɹə͡ʊz], \sˈeɪnt ˈambɹəʊz], \s_ˈeɪ_n_t ˈa_m_b_ɹ_əʊ_z]\
Definitions of SAINT AMBROSE
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(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power.
By Princeton University
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One of the fathers of the Latin Church; born at Treves, Gaul, probably 340; died at Milan, April 4, 397. He became bishop of Milan in 374. His writings include: "Of the Duties of the Clergy" (in imitation of Cicero's "Of Duties"); "Hexaemeron"; hymns, etc. He is supposed to have been the author of the style of singing known as the "Ambrosian Chant". Works, Milan, 6 vols., 1875-86.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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