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
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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