Saint Ambrose Quotes
There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience.
Ambrose. Some of the Principal Works of St. Ambrose. Translated by H. de Romestin, E. de Romestin, and H.T.F. Duckworth, Christian Literature Company, 1896.
This document was issued in the form of what today would be called a press release or a white paper. Altmark was the Lutheran seat of intellectuality and this document was part of a major Lutheran initiative to propagandize against the rising science of astronomy. The Catholics did the same and both religions saw astronomy as an enemy and evil. See {612384}
He was the last Pope to hold temporal power.
Christmas, it is sometimes legally argued, was ubiquitous in America and not just a Christian holiday. But as this quotation demonstrates, Christmas was not even celebrated by many of the Christian Churches as late as 1886. See {629844} for a similar example. A number of Protestant religions forbid the celebration of Christmas until relatively recently.
Ambrose of Milan (born Aurelius Ambrosius; c. 340 – 397), venerated as Saint Ambrose, was the Bishop of Milan, a theologian, and one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century.
