Ambrose was the Roman governor of Liguria and Emilia before he was made Bishop of Milan by popular acclamation in 374.   Trained as a rhetorician, Ambrose was a persuasive preacher who refuted most eloquently the theological propositions of the Arians and won the admiration of a young agnostic seeker from north Africa named Augustine, whom he baptized as a convert to Christianity in 387.

Dear brethren, God's love is calling us to the joys of eternal happiness for the salvation of our souls.