Aurelius Ambrosius

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Christian bishop Church Father Doctor of the Church Latin Church Father human saint theologian

Aurelius Ambrosius, better known as Ambrose of Milan, was a 4th-century bishop, influential Church Father, and one of the most important theologians and leaders of the early Western Christian Church.

Aliases (1)

Ambrosius Aurelianus ×1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian bishop → Church Father → Doctor of the Church → Latin Church Father → human → saint → theologian →
alsoKnownAs	Ambrose of Milan → Saint Ambrose →
birthDate	c. 339 →
birthPlace	Trier →
burialPlace	Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan →
canonizationStatus	pre-congregation saint →
conflict	Arianism →
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire →
deathDate	397-04-04 →
deathPlace	Milan →
educatedAt	Rome →
era	4th century →
familyName	Ambrosius →
feastDay	December 7 →
fieldOfWork	Christian ethics → biblical exegesis → theology →
givenName	Aurelius →
honorificPrefix	Doctor of the Church → Saint →
influenced	Augustine of Hippo → Latin liturgy → Western Christian theology → development of church-state relations in late antiquity →
influencedBy	Athanasius of Alexandria → Basil of Caesarea → Greek Christian theology →
knownFor	being one of the four original Doctors of the Western Church → influence on the conversion of Augustine of Hippo → pastoral leadership in Milan → role in the Arian controversy in the Western Roman Empire →
languageOfWorkOrName	Latin →
notableWork	De Spiritu Sancto → De fide → De mysteriis → De officiis ministrorum → De paenitentia → De sacramentis → De virginitate → Exameron → Hexaemeron →
occupation	Christian writer → bishop → theologian →
participatedIn	Arian controversy →
patronage	Milan → beekeepers → candlemakers → learning and students →
placeOfWork	Milan →
positionHeld	Bishop of Milan →
religion	Christianity →
religiousOrder	Catholic Church →
startTime	374 (as Bishop of Milan) →
theologicalTradition	Nicene Christianity →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Catholic Church → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Church →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Merlin ("Ambrosius Aurelianus") →	basedOn
Ambrose of Milan →	birthName