Ambrose of Milan
4th Century, Italy
Time and Place
Western Christianity
Christian Tradition
Hymnodist, Theologian, Clergy, Roman Catholic Saint, Eastern Orthodox Saint, Bishop, Doctor of the Roman Catholic Church
Noted Characteristics
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On the Mysteries
Taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed is the man that hopes in Him. In that sacrament is Christ, because it is the Body of Christ, it is therefore not bodily food but spiritual. Whence the Apostle says of its type: Our fathers ate spiritual food and drank spiritual drink, for the Body of God is a spiritual body; the Body of Christ is the Body of the Divine Spirit.