May 092010
![[Blessed Ambrose of Massa]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/blessed-ambrose-of-massa/beato-ambrogio-da-massa.jpg "jpg detail of an Italian holy card of Beato Ambrogio da Massa; swiped with permission from the Santini Imagini")
Also known as
- Ambrogio da Massa
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Parish priest in Maremma region of Tuscany, Italy. After hearing the preaching of Blessed Moricus, an early companion of Saint Francis of Assisi, Ambrose was drawn to the religious life. Joined the Franciscans in 1225 and devoted himself to charity and penance.
Born
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- New Dictionary of Saints: East and West, by Michael Walsh
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Ambrose of Massa”. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 May 2010. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-ambrose-of-massa/>