Ambrose of Milan

339–340 to 397 · Doctor 1298

Origin: Trier / Treves
Historical identity: Latin-speaking Roman
Affiliation: Secular clergy / no religious order

Life and work

Roman administrator elected bishop of Milan in 374. His biblical preaching, hymns and pastoral writings influenced the Latin Church and helped bring Augustine toward baptism.

Places and activities

Trier / Treves

c. 339-340

Born while his father held office in Roman Gaul.

Benedict XVI: Ambrose of Milan

Rome

c. 340s-360s; childhood and education

Received training in rhetoric and law.

Benedict XVI: Ambrose of Milan

Milan

c. 370-397; bishop from 374

Worked in imperial administration, then governed the Milanese church.

Benedict XVI: Ambrose of Milan

Catholic Encyclopedia

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Ambrose

Primary sources

Further reading

Wikipedia

Ambrose of Milan

Dates and research notes

Years are historical biographical dates; an approximate label on a place record remains approximate.

Selected sourced locations; not a complete itinerary. All geographic coordinates are approximate.

Lifetime associations, not citizenship or a claim that all affiliations were held simultaneously.

Primary text or author archive. Its presence in the bibliography does not by itself support every map claim.

Official modern biographical overview; not contemporary evidence for the saint's travels.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907. Biographical article.

Oxford University Press, 2011. Recommended reference; consult the relevant entry and its bibliography. Not treated as read evidence for individual seed claims.

Updated 2026-11-01