Milan
Italy
Milan is a northern Italian city that served as the western capital of the Roman Empire and became a pivotal center of early Christianity through its influential bishopric.
12 most-discussed ideas
Teachers who lived here
Didius Julianus
Didius Julianus (133–193)
birthplace / reign 193
Ambrose of Milan
Ambrose of Milan (339–397)
governor; bishop; death 373–397
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo (354–430)
conversion, baptism 384–387
Pope Pius IV
Pope Pius IV (1499–1565)
birthplace 1499–1519
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI (1857–1939)
birthplace 1857–1875
Pope St. Paul VI
Pope St. Paul VI (1897–1978)
archbishop 1954–1963
Pope Alexander II
Pope Alexander II (?–1073)
Pope Celestine IV
Pope Celestine IV (?–1241)
Pope Urban III
Pope Urban III (?–1187)
Works composed here
- 397
Concerning Repentance
- 397
Concerning Virgins
- 397
Concerning Widows
- 397
Exposition of the Christian Faith
- 397
On the Decease of His Brother Satyrus
- 397
On the Duties of the Clergy
- 397
On the Holy Spirit
- 397
On the Mysteries
- 397
Selections from the Letters of St. Ambrose
Ideas shaped here
Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Milan. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.
- Consubstantiality (Homoousios)61 passages
- Arianism58 passages
- The Holy Trinity57 passages
- The Incarnation32 passages
- Cardinal Virtues32 passages
- Divinity of the Holy Spirit31 passages
- Celibacy and Consecrated Virginity29 passages
- Eternal Generation of the Son29 passages
- Two Natures of Christ27 passages
- Christian Sexual Ethics22 passages
- Logos Christology19 passages
- Love (Agape / Charity)18 passages