Ambrose
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Ambrose of Milan, canonized as Saint Ambrose, was a Roman theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397.
Detail from possibly contemporary mosaic (c. 380–500) of Ambrose in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
Relief by Vuolvino depicting Ambrose as a child while bees swarm his crib. His father is on the right of the image while the sky has three clouds "sending forth flames". The relief is from the Altar of Sant'Ambrogio in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio.
Mosaic of Saint Ambrose from the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, Italy (1140)
Fresco of Saint Ambrose from Hagia Triada Cathedral, Piraeus
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
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The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, officially known as Basilica romana minore collegiata abbaziale prepositurale di Sant'Ambrogio, is an ancient Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located in the cent
Ambrose
…eulogy. Two years later (4 April 397) Ambrose also died. He was succeeded as bishop of Milan by Simplician. Ambrose's body may still be viewed in the church of Saint Ambrogio in Milan, where it has been continuously venerated – along with the bodies identified in his time as being those of Saints Gervase and Protase. Ambrose…
Exterior view of the Basilica
The apex façade with the entrance portico
Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator from the 4th to 8th century (with later restoration)
The Canons' bell tower