Ambrosius
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AmbrosiusAmbrosius (a Latin adjective derived from the Ancient Greek
word ambrotos (divine, immortal)
This word might refer to:
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
word ambrotos (divine, immortal)
This word might refer to:
- Saint Ambrose (Aurelius Ambrosius), bishop of Milan
- Ambrosius Alexandrinus, a Latinization of the name of Ambrose of AlexandriaAmbrose of AlexandriaAmbrose of Alexandria was a friend of the Christian theologian Origen. Ambrose was attracted by Origen's fame as a teacher, and visited the Catechetical School of Alexandria in 212. At first a gnostic Valentinian and Marcionist, Ambrose, through Origen's teaching, eventually rejected this...
- Ambrosius Theodosius MacrobiusAmbrosius Theodosius MacrobiusMacrobius Ambrosius Theodosius was a Roman grammarian and Neoplatonist philosopher who flourished during the early fifth century. He is primarily known for his writings, which include the Saturnalia, a compendium of ancient Roman religious and antiquarian lore, the Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis...
, Roman grammarian and philosopher - Ambrosius EhingerAmbrosius EhingerAmbrosius Ehinger, also Dalfinger, Thalfinger, was a German conquistador and the first governor of the Welser concession, also known as “Little Venice” , in New Granada, now Venezuela and Colombia.Ehinger was a factor in Madrid for the Welser...
, German conquistador - Ambrosius HolbeinAmbrosius HolbeinAmbrosius Holbein was a German and Swiss artist in painting, drawing and printmaking.-Biography:He was the elder brother, by about three years, of Hans Holbein the Younger and like his brother was born in Augsburg , a center of art, culture and trade at that time...
, Swiss painter - Ambrosius PetruzzyAmbrosius PetruzzyAmbrosius Petruzzy was an Italian master stonemason and baroque sculptor.- Life :In December 1640, master Francesco Maderno and his wife Maria sold their house with a garden to master Ambrosius and Lucia Petruzzy...
, Italian sculptor - Ambrosius BosschaertAmbrosius BosschaertAmbrosius Bosschaert the Elder was a still life painter of the Dutch Golden Age.-Biography:He was born in Antwerp, where he started his career, but he spent most of it in Middelburg , where he moved with his family because of the threat of religious persecution...
, Dutch painter - Ambrosius BrueghelAmbrosius BrueghelAmbrose Brueghel or Ambrosius Brueghel /ɑmˈbɾoːsɪus ˈbɾøːxəl/ was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in landscapes and flower paintings. His work is similar to that of his half-brother, Jan Brueghel the Younger, and his nephew, Abraham Brueghel...
, Dutch baroque painter - Ambrosius BlarerAmbrosius BlarerAmbrosius Blarer was an influential reformer in southern Germany and north-eastern Switzerland.-Early life:...
, Swiss reformer - Ambrosius MoibanusAmbrosius MoibanusAmbrosius Moibanus was a German Lutheran theologian and reformer, and first Lutheran pastor at St Elisabeth's church in Breslau .He was active in Silesia. He was an opponent of the Anabaptists, and pressed for their persecution....
, German reformer - Ambrosius PelargusAmbrosius PelargusAmbrosius Pelargus was a German Dominican theologian. He was skilled in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew...
, German anti-reformer theologian - Patriarch Ambrose of Georgia, Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia
- Ambrosius AurelianusAmbrosius AurelianusAmbrosius Aurelianus, ; called Aurelius Ambrosius in the Historia Regum Britanniae and elsewhere, was a war leader of the Romano-British who won an important battle against the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century, according to Gildas...
, fifth-century British leader - Ambrosius, Metropolitan of Moscow
- Ambrosius of Optino
- Ambrosius StubAmbrosius StubAmbrosius Christoffersen Stub was a Danish poet.- Life :Stub was born in Gummerup on the island of Funen, but his exact birth date is unknown. He was baptized at Verninge on May 17, 1705. The son of a tailor, he was able to attend the Latin school of Odense due to the generosity of noblemen who...
, poet - Ambrosius (Hussite), priest, leader of HussiteHussiteThe Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus , who became one of the forerunners of the Protestant Reformation...
peasants - Ambrosius GudkoAmbrosius GudkoAmbrosius bishop of Sarapul and Yelabug. He was canonized as a Russian Saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.-Education:...
, Russian bishop - Ambrosius, a character in the film LabyrinthLabyrinth (film)Labyrinth is a 1986 British/American fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed by Brian Froud. Henson collaborated on the screenwriting with children's author Dennis Lee, Terry Jones from Monty Python, and Elaine May .The film stars David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin...
- Ambrosius Bogbinder, mayor of CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
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