Letters Written by St. Ambrose (Illustrated)

Aurelius Ambrosius, known in English as Saint Ambrose was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures in religious history. St. Ambrose was one of the four original doctors of the Church.

Ambrose was born into a Roman Christian family between about 337 and 340 and was raised in Trier. His father was Ambrosius Aurelius, the praetorian prefect of Gaul: his mother was a woman of intellect and piety. Ambrose's siblings, Satyrus (who is the subject of Ambrose's...