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Saint Ambrose   /seɪnt ˈæmbrˌoʊz/   Listen
Saint Ambrose

noun
1.
(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; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397).  Synonyms: Ambrose, St. Ambrose.





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"Saint Ambrose" Quotes from Famous Books



... Saint Ambrose sing, Saint Austin doth the like; Old Simeon and Zacharie Have not their songs to seek. There Magdalene hath left her moan, And cheerfully doth sing, With all blest saints whose harmony Through every ...
— The World's Best Poetry Volume IV. • Bliss Carman


Words linked to "Saint Ambrose" :   theologizer, theologiser, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Father of the Church, saint, Roman Church, composer, Doctor of the Church, theologian, bishop, doctor, Church Father, theologist, father, Roman Catholic, Church of Rome


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