Dogmatic Treatises, Ethical Works, and Sermons

Saint Ambrose of Milan · c. 385 AD

Ante-Nicene Fathers (Roberts–Donaldson), Roberts, Donaldson, and Coxe (eds.), Ante-Nicene Fathers, Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing, 1885–1887; digitized by CCEL.

Archbishop of Milan; Roman magistrate elected bishop by acclamation while still a catechumen, then baptized, ordained, and consecrated in a single week. The principal Latin teacher to St Augustine. His dogmatic treatises on the Holy Spirit and on the Incarnation transmitted Greek (especially Basilian) theology to the Latin West; his hymns and homilies shaped Western liturgical music for centuries. One of the Four Latin Doctors of the West, recognized as a saint in both East and West (commemorated 7 December).

Contents

1. On the Duties of the Clergy(103 chapters)
2. On the Holy Spirit(54 chapters)
3. On the Decease of His Brother Satyrus(3 chapters)
4. Exposition of the Christian Faith(89 chapters)
5. On the Mysteries(10 chapters)
6. Concerning Repentance(30 chapters)
7. Concerning Virgins(27 chapters)
8. Concerning Widows(16 chapters)