Ambrose of Milan, Letters. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 10 (Schaff and Wace, 1896), public domain.
Passages · 15
- Letters Letter 1 — Memorial of Symmachus, the Prefect of the City. Symmachus in the name of the heathen members of the Senate asks that the Altar of Victory, which had been removed by Gratian, should be restored in the Senate House,…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 2 — Epistle XVII: To Valentinian II. This Epistle was written when Symmachus sent his memorial to Valentinian II. St. Ambrose presses on the Emperor the consideration that it is his business to defend religion, and not…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 3 — The Memorial of Symmachus, Prefect of the City. Symmachus addresses his memorial in the name of the Senate, nominally to the three Emperors, Valentinian, Theodosius, and Arcadius, though really to the first of these…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 4 — Epistle XVIII: To Valentinian, in Reply to Symmachus. Reply of St. Ambrose to the Memorial of Symmachus, in which after complimenting Valentinian he deals with three points of the Memorial. He replies to his…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 5 — Epistle XX: To Marcellina as to the Arian Party. St. Ambrose relates to his sister the events at Milan connected with the demand of the Arians for a basilica, and how the people rose up in opposition. Then that on…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 21 — : To Valentinian II., Declining Challenge of Auxentius. St. Ambrose excuses himself for not having gone to the consistory when summoned, on the ground that in matters of faith no one but bishops could rightly judge,…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 7 — Sermon Against Auxentius on the Giving Up of the Basilicas. To calm the anxiety of the people over the imperial decree, he lays his answer before them, and adds that he did not go to the consistory, because he was…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 22 — : To Marcellina on Finding the Bodies of SS. Gervasius and Protasius. St. Ambrose in a letter to his sister gives an account of the finding of the bodies of SS. Gervasius and Protasius, and of his addresses to the…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 40 — : To Theodosius as to the Burning of a Jewish Synagogue. St. Ambrose begs Theodosius to listen to him, as he cannot be silent without great risk to both. He points out that Theodosius though God-fearing may be led…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 41 — : To Marcellina on the Same. St. Ambrose in this letter to his sister continues the account of the matters contained in his letter to Theodosius, and of a sermon which he subsequently delivered before the Emperor,…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 51 — : To Theodosius After the Massacre at Thessalonica. Addressed to the Emperor Theodosius after the massacre at Thessalonica. St. Ambrose begins by stating his reasons for not having met the Emperor on his return to…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 57 — : To Eugenius, Reproving Him. St. Ambrose informs the Emperor Eugenius why he was absent from Milan. He then proceeds to reprove him for his conduct with regard to heathen worship. This was, he says, the reason why…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 61 — : To Theodosius, After His Victory Over Eugenius. St. Ambrose explains his absence from Milan on the arrival of the Emperor Theodosius after his victory over Eugenius, and after expressing his thankfulness for that…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 62 — : To Theodosius, Urging Him To Be Merciful. St. Ambrose excuses himself for having omitted an opportunity of writing to the Emperor, but is now sending a letter by the hands of a deacon, requesting forgiveness for…vatican.va
- Letters Letter 15 — Epistle LXIII: To the Church at Vercellæ. Limenius, Bishop of Vercellæ, having died, the see remained long vacant owing to domestic factions. St. Ambrose, therefore, as Exarch, writes to the Christians at Vercellæ,…vatican.va
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