Saint Ambrose of Alexandria

Memorial

• 17 March

Profile

Rich nobleman of Alexandria, Egypt. Friend and financial supporter of Origen. Imprisoned for his faith in the persecutions of Maximinus but survived. Confessor of the faith.

Died

• c.250 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ambrose of Alexandria”. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 March 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ambrose-of-alexandria/>