His own people rallied behind him in the face of imperial troops. In the midst of riots, he both spurred and calmed his people with bewitching new hymns set to exciting Eastern melodies. The emperor did public penance for his crime.
There is yet another side of Ambrose—one which influenced Augustine of Hippo, whom Ambrose converted. Ambrose was a passionate little man with a high forehead, a long melancholy face, and great eyes. We can picture him as a frail figure clasping the codex of sacred Scripture. This was the Ambrose of aristocratic heritage and learning.
He led an ascetic life, was famous for his charity work and was devoted to his pastoral activities. There are many legends about Saint Ambrose in Milan, of course. One of them tells how, one day, while walking in Milan, Saint Ambrose met a blacksmith who was struggling with a horse bit. This Holy Nail, after several displacements, finally appeared in the Duomo of Milan. Skip to main content. Menu izi. Life of Saint Ambrose. Play Pause. Ambrose strongly opposed Arianism, because the Arians taught that Jesus Christ was not God, but only a man, created like other men.
He was renowned for his great learning and piety and for the eloquence of his sermons. It was through his preaching and holy example that St. Augustine of Hippo became convinced of the truth of the Faith and abandoned his sinful lifestyle.
Ambrose was generous to the poor. In fact, his medal shows him praying over someone. His symbol includes bees or beehives because of the honeyed tongue his father said he would have after a swarm of bees landed on his infant face and left but a drop of honey.
He stressed liturgical flexibility where variability between churches could occur. He died in , and his body can still be viewed at the church of S. Ambrogio in Milan.
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