Do You Know About Me?

I came from a wealthy family in Milan, Italy and was well educated.

I was elected as bishop of Milan before I was even baptized.

In one week, I was baptized, became a priest, and became a bishop.

I hit the books and educated myself in theology.

I gave sermons that inspired many including Augustine.

I gave sermons that showed the links between the Old Testament and the New Testament.

I shocked people who watched me read books without reading aloud or at least moving my lips as was the custom of the day.

I told the Roman Emperor Theodosias in Constantinople that he could not come to church until he did public penance for slaughtering thousands of women and children in a region in rebellion.

I allowed the Roman Emperor Theodosias back to church after he complied with my orders and did public penance.

I died quietly on April 4, 397, after serving as bishop in Milan for nearly twenty-three years.

Because of my sermons and writings, I am a Doctor of the Catholic Church.

I am now a saint, and my feast day is December 7.

I am Saint Ambrose.