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CONTENTS CluJpter Page 1 The author's preface . . . . . . . 33 2 Birth, youth, and first public offices of St. Ambrose • 34 3 He is chosen for the episcopacy of Milan, but not without the will of God. He tries to escape, but in vain. His election is confirmed by miracles . 36 4 Empress Justina persecutes the holy'bishop . .• 39 5 He finds the bodies of the holy martyrs Gervase and Protase, on which occasion demons are driven from the bodies of the possessed. The blindness and impudence of, the Arians . . . . • • • • • • 41 6 His embassy to Maximus the usurper, and the zeal of his holy office against him. He is a terror to the demons. 44 7 His favor has influence with Theodosius, to whom he forbade the Sacraments because of the massacre of the citizens of Thessalonica. His fame reaches even to the Persians. . . 46 8 He firmly resists Symmachus, prefect of the city, who urges the restoration of the altar of Victory. He finds the relics of the holy martyrs. By reason of his favor with God and his pretige with the emperor and the queen of the Marcomani, he prevails. . . . 49 31 ClUJpter Page 9 The virtues of the holy bishop. His fasting, his zeal in spiritual matters, his contempt for riches, his compassion toward others. The grace of his benefactions shines forth . 56 10 He is seized with sickness, and dies after having been refreshed with Holy Viaticum. The funeral rites are celebrated by a vast throng. Demons are witnesses of his holiness. He appears to many after his death. 60 11 God protects the memory of the holy bishop against detractors. An exhortation on imitating him. The author's epilogue 65 32 ...

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