St. Ambrose: References & Edit History
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Collected editions
The edition of the complete works given in J.P. Migne (ed.), Patrologia Latina, vol. 14–17 (1845), was superseded by that of the “Corpus Christianorum Series,” Sancti Ambrosii Mediolanensis Opera (1957– ). English translations of Ambrose’s letters and various works are given in vol. 26, 42, and 44 (1954–63; reprinted with corrections, 1967), in the series “The Fathers of the Church.”
Life
The contemporary biography, written by Ambrose’s former secretary, Paulinus of Milan, was edited by Michele Pellegrino as Paolina de Milano, Vita di S. Ambrogio (1961). The most comprehensive biography is F. Homes-Dudden, The Life and Times of St. Ambrose, 2 vol. (1935). A shorter account is Angelo Paredi, S. Ambrogio e la sua età, 2nd ed. (1960; Saint Ambrose: His Life and Times, 1964). Neil B. McLynn, Ambrose of Milan (1994); and Daniel H. Williams, Ambrose and the End of the Nicene-Arian Conflicts (1995), are valuable studies.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Added top questions and revised for style. | Dec 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - The Interaction of Ambrose of Milan with the Emperor Theodosius the Great over the Dignity of Human Life (PDF). | Jun 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Biography of St. Ambrose. | Mar 22, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 14, 2024 | ||
| Noted that he is a patron saint of Milan and of beekeepers. | Nov 24, 2020 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Dec 15, 2017 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Feb 01, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | May 29, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |