Religious Figure

Ambrose

Bishop of Milan; one of the four original doctors of the Church

340 - 397

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His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. Ambrose is the 157th most popular religious figure (down from 96th in 2024), the 73rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Religious Figure.

Ambrose is most famous for being the first Christian bishop of Milan, Italy, and for his work in converting many pagans to Christianity.

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#73 / 8,184

Ambrose ranks #73 among 8,184 people in Pantheon born in Germany, inside the top 1% of that group.

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Ambrose's biography appears in 76 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 95% of all Religious Figures.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Ambrose ranks 157 out of 3,189. Before him are Bahá'u'lláh, Pope Innocent IX, Pope Innocent VI, Philip the Apostle, Pope-elect Stephen, and Bartholomew I of Constantinople. After him are Pope Innocent XIII, John Chrysostom, Esther, Albertus Magnus, Hasan ibn Ali, and Arius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340, Ambrose ranks 2. Before him is Theodosius I. After him are Pope Anastasius I, Arbogast, Faxian, Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, and Priscillian. Among people deceased in 397, Ambrose ranks 2. Before him is Martin of Tours. After him are Nectarius of Constantinople, Geminianus, and Optatus.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ambrose ranks 73 out of 8,184. Before him are Konrad Adenauer (1876), Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886), Reinhard Heydrich (1904), Alexandra Feodorovna (1872), Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762), and Erich Fromm (1900). After him are Albertus Magnus (1206), Karl Lagerfeld (1933), Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361), Richard Strauss (1864), Theodor Mommsen (1817), and Helmut Kohl (1930).

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Among Religious Figures In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Ambrose ranks 4. Before him are Pope Benedict XVI (1927), Martin Luther (1483), and Hildegard of Bingen (1098). After him are Albertus Magnus (1206), Pope Joan (null), Pope Damasus II (1000), Philip Melanchthon (1497), Pope Clement II (1005), Pope Victor II (1018), Thomas à Kempis (1380), and Bruno of Cologne (1030).

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