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[[Image:St. Ambrose.gif|right|thumb| St. Ambrose]]
[[Image:St. Ambrose.gif|right|thumb| St. Ambrose]]
'''Saint Ambrose''' (340 to 397 A.D.) was Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397 and an important early [[Church Fathers|Church Father]] ([[Saint Augustine]] considered him to be a model bishop<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Ambrose St. Ambrose], Britannica</ref>). He was also one of the most illustrious [[Doctor of the Church|Doctors of the Church]] , and fitly chosen, together with St. Augustine, [[St. John Chrysostom]], and [[St. Athanasius]], to uphold the venerable Chair of the Prince of the [[Apostles]] in the tribune of St. Peter's at [[Rome]].
'''Saint Ambrose''' (340 to 397 A.D.) was Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397 and an important early [[Church Fathers|Church Father]] ([[Saint Augustine]] considered him to be a model bishop<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Ambrose St. Ambrose], Britannica</ref>). He was also one of the most illustrious [[Doctor of the Church|Doctors of the Church]] , and fitly chosen, together with St. Augustine, [[Saint John Chrysostom]], and [[St. Athanasius]], to uphold the venerable Chair of the Prince of the [[Apostles]] in the tribune of St. Peter's at [[Rome]].
Saint Ambrose was a lawyer before he became a priest and later a bishop. He attacked imperial moral standards and strengthened the position of the Church in the [[Roman Empire]] through his preaching and writing. Saint Augustine was one of his famous converts.
Saint Ambrose was a lawyer before he became a priest and later a bishop. He attacked imperial moral standards and strengthened the position of the Church in the [[Roman Empire]] through his preaching and writing. Saint Augustine was one of his famous converts.