| Description |
xi, 194 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Emblems of antiquity
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-184) and index. |
| Contents |
Milan. Ambrose's town -- Ambrosian discipline -- Ambrose fights for his churches -- Augustine on the way to Milan -- Augustine in Milan -- The baptism. Augustine approaches the font -- Augustine at the font -- After the font -- Hippo. Baptism in Africa -- The ritual -- Augustine needs Ambrose. |
| Summary |
Discusses the time and place where two powerful church leaders came together for a baptism that laid the foundation for the future of the Western church. |
| Subject |
Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397.
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Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.
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Milan (Italy) -- Church history.
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| ISBN |
9780199768516: $21.95 |
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019976851X |
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