The Letters of St. Ambrose¶
by St. Ambrose of Milan in the year of our Lord 397
A collection of writings attributed to St. Ambrose of Milan. Among his correspondents include his friends, emperors, bishops of the early church, and his sister Marcellina. This work was originally translated by the Benedictines in Britain and we owe much to their hard work. Of particular interest are the proceedings in The Council of Aquiliea where the trial against the Arians Palladius and Secundianus is documented.
Transcription Notes¶
All corrections added by the Project Gutenberg effort have been included as is, without any indications of original correction.
Periods have been removed from the end of letter titles, dates beneath the title, and letter headings to make the text less busy
The date underneath the title in Letter VII has been changed from 381 A.D. to A.D. 381 to be consistent with the rest of the letters
Letters V and VI were not translated in the original edition. They have not been translated here for no other reason than for lack of time. We encourage you to look up alternative sources.
S. has been changed to St. in the title of this doc only. S. is still used throughout the remainder of the doc.
Letter VIII paragraph 4 “behold the object of sense,…” changed to “Behold the object of sense,…”
Original Sources¶
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