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St. Ambrose was an archbishop of Milan and one of the most influential figures of the fourth century. He is one of the original four Doctors of the Church and Latin theologians. His writings had a direct influence on St. Augustine, and his intense ecclesiastical awareness expanded and reinforced the Church’s sacerdotal ministry and the high standards of Christian ethics. He furthered...

of the Law and had proclaimed them to the people, leaving to a later time his explanation of the meaning of the mystical Ark of the Testament, of the candlestick, and of the censer, he offered victims and poured a libation, sprinkling part of the blood on the sacred altars and putting part into bowls. A division is made between a mystical, that is, divine wisdom, and moral wisdom. The Logos is the divider of souls and of virtues; but the Logos, the Word of God, is powerful and quick, for it pierces
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