medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>> Ambrose of Milan (d. 397) ...
>> A few days before his consecration as bishop,
>> Ambrose was baptized---on 7 December 374
How certain is this date (7 December) for his baptism? According to my
sources (a second-hand reference to David Farmer, The Oxford Dictionary of
Saints (4th ed. 1997)), Ambrose was consecrated as bishop on 7 December.
In that is correct, and if he was indeed baptized a few days before his
consecration, then his baptism necessarily must have occurred before 7
December.
--Christopher
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