Ampelius ( la, Ampelius, it, Ampelio) was

Archbishop of Milan The Archdiocese of Milan ( it, Arcidiocesi di Milano; la, Archidioecesis Mediolanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has lon ...

from 671 to 676. He is honoured as a saint in the

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Life

Almost nothing is known about the life and the

episcopate A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

of Ampelius. He ruled the diocese of Milan in a period marked by the troubles due to the

Lombards The Lombards () or Langobards ( la, Langobardi) were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774. The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the '' History of the Lombards'' (written between 787 an ...

. Ampelius is remembered as man able to do miracles, but we have no detail about his acts. Goffredo da Bussero in the 15th century informs us that his feast day was the 8 February, possibly the date of his death. His feast day is now celebrated on July 7 in the Roman Rite and on July 8 in the

Ambrosian Rite The Ambrosian Rite is a Catholic Western liturgical rite, named after Saint Ambrose, a bishop of Milan in the fourth century, which differs from the Roman Rite. It is used by some five million Catholics in the greater part of the Archdiocese ...

. He was buried in the Basilica of St. Simplician where his relics are still venerated under the main altar.

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Saints.SQPN: Ampelius of MilanSantiebeati: Ampelius of Milan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ampelius Of Milan, Archbishop Archbishops of Milan 676 deaths Italian Roman Catholic saints Medieval Italian saints 7th-century Christian saints Year of birth unknown