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What government position did St. Ambrose hold before becoming bishop of Milan?
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St. Ambrose
Image of St. Ambrose, detail from a stained-glass window in a Roman Catholic church in Antwerp, Belgium.
Before becoming the bishop of Milan, St. Ambrose served as the governor of the Roman province of Aemilia-Liguria, a position to which he was promoted around 370 CE.1