Homilies for Holy Days and Seasons
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Excerpt from Homilies for Holy Days and Seasons: Commemorative of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, From Advent to Whitsuntide Inclusive, Translated From the Writings of the Saints, With Biographical Notices of the Writers S. Ambrose´s father, also named Ambrose, was prefect of the prætorium in Gaul, an office of the highest dignity and importance. He had three children, - Marcellina, who received the religious veil from Pope Liberius, Satyrus, and our Saint. S. Ambrose was born about the year 340; but whether at Aries, Lyons, or Triers, is not certain. His father died whilst he was yet an infant; upon which his mother returned with her children to Rome. She was a devout woman, who took great care of the education of her children. The Saint became a good poet and orator, and pleaded causes in the prætor´s court at Milan, whither he resorted with his brother Satyrus in the pursuit of his profession. His success was such, that Probus the prefect made him his assessor, and afterwards governor of Liguria and Emilia, that is, of all that country which now comprehends the rich dioceses of Milan, Turin, Genoa, Ravenna, and Bologna. Probus said to him at parting, "Go, and govern more like a bishop than a judge." Upon the death of Auxentius, the Arian Bishop of Milan, there were great commotions about the choice of his successor; and, to prevent open violence, S. Ambrose thought it his duty to go into the church to appease the people. There, while he was speaking, a child cried out the words, "Ambrose Bishop." This the whole assembly instantly took up, and both Catholics and Arians unanimously proclaimed him Bishop of Milan. After repeated remonstrances on his part, in the course of which he alleged it as contrary to the canons, that a catechumen, not yet baptised, should be elected bishop, - he found himself obliged to accept the office, and was first baptised, and then received the episcopal consecration on the 7th of December 374, in the thirty-fourth year of his age. He immediately gave all his property to the Church, reserving only a small income for his sister Marcellina; and he committed the charge of his temporalities to his brother Satyrus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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