You are not making a gift of what is yours to the poor man, but you are giving him back what is his. You have been appropriating things that are mean… - Ambrose
" "You are not making a gift of what is yours to the poor man, but you are giving him back what is his. You have been appropriating things that are meant to be for the common use of everyone. The earth belongs to everyone, not to the rich.
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About Ambrose
Saint Ambrose, Latin: Sanctus Ambrosius, "Ambrosius episcopus Mediolanensis"; Italian: Sant'Ambrogio; Lombard: Sant'Ambroeus) (c. 340 – 4 April 397), bishop of Milan (Mediolanum in Latin), was one of the most eminent bishops of the 4th century. Together with Augustine of Hippo, Jerome, and Gregory I, he is counted as one of the four doctors of the West of antique church history.
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Native Name:
Ambrosius Mediolanensis
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St. Ambrosius
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St. Ambrose
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Saint, Bishop of Milan Ambrogio
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Saint, Bishop of Milan Aurelius Ambrosius
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Saint Ambrose
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Saint, Bishop of Milan Ambrose
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Saint, Bp. of Milan Ambrosius
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Saint, Bishop of Milan Ambroise
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Saint, Bishop of Milan Amvrosīĭ
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Saint, Bishop of Milan Aurelio Ambrogio
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Saint Ambrose Bishop of Milan
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Ambrosius
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St Ambrose
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Quid autem aliud Ioannes nisi honestatem consideravit? ut inhonestas nuptias etiam in rege non posset perpeti, dicens: Non licet tibi illam uxorem habere. Potuit tacere, nisi indecorum sibi iudicasset mortis metu verum non dicere, inclinare regi propheticam auctoritatem, adulationem subtexere. Sciebat utique moriturum se esse, quia regi adversabatur: sed honestatem saluti praetulit. Et tamen quid utilius quam quod passionis viro sancto advexit gloriam?
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