Ambrosius or Ambrosios (a Latin adjective derived from the
Ancient Greek
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word ἀμβρόσιος, ''ambrosios'' "divine, immortal") may refer to:
Given name:
*Ambrosius Alexandrinus, a Latinization of the name of
Ambrose of Alexandria (before 212–c. 250), Egyptian theologian and saint
*Saint
Ambrose
Ambrose of Milan ( la, Aurelius Ambrosius; ), venerated as Saint Ambrose, ; lmo, Sant Ambroeus . was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promo ...
(Aurelius Ambrosius) (c. 340–397), bishop of Milan
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Ambrosius Aurelianus
Ambrosius Aurelianus ( cy, Emrys Wledig; Anglicised as Ambrose Aurelian and 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- ...
, fifth-century war leader of the Romano-British
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Ambrosius of Georgia (1861–1927), Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia
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Ambrosius of Optino
Saint Ambrose of Optina (russian: link=no, Амвросий Оптинский; birth name: Aleksander Mikhaylovich Grenkov, russian: link=no, Александр Михайлович Гренков, December 5, 1812, Bolshaya Lipovitsa settlement, ...
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Ambrosius, Metropolitan of Helsinki
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Ambrosius, Metropolitan of Moscow
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Ambrosius (Hussite), priest, leader of
Hussite
The Hussites ( cs, Husité or ''Kališníci''; "Chalice People") were a Czech proto-Protestant Christian movement that followed the teachings of reformer Jan Hus, who became the best known representative of the Bohemian Reformation.
The Hus ...
peasants
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Ambrosius Beber (
fl.
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...
1610–1620), German composer
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Ambrosius Benson (c. 1495/1500 – 1550), Italian painter
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Ambrosius Blarer (1492–1564), Swiss reformer
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Ambrosius Bosschaert
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (18 January 1573 – 1621) was a Flemish-born Dutch still life painter and art dealer. (1573–1621), Dutch painter
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Ambrosius Bosschaert II
Ambrosius Bosschaert II (1609–1645) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in flower paintings in the manner of his father Ambrosius Bosschaert.
Biography
Bosschaert was born in Middelburg. According to the RKD his works are confus ...
(1609–1645), Dutch painter, son of the above
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Ambrosius Bogbinder
Ambrosius or Ambrosios (a Latin adjective derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀμβρόσιος, ''ambrosios'' "divine, immortal") may refer to:
Given name:
*Ambrosius Alexandrinus, a Latinization of the name of Ambrose of Alexandria (before 212 ...
, mayor of
Copenhagen
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(1529–36)
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Ambrosius Brueghel
Ambrosius Brueghel (; baptized 10 August 1617, Antwerp – 9 February 1675) was a Flemish painter from the famous Brueghel family of artists. Less prolific and less well-known than a number of his family members, his oeuvre is not very well unde ...
(1617–1675), Flemish Baroque painter
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Ambrosius Ehinger (c. 1500 – 1533), German conquistador
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Ambrosius Gudko (1867–1918), Russian Orthodox saint and bishop
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Ambrosius Francken I
Ambrosius Francken I (1544–1618) was a Flemish painter known for his religious works and historical allegories painted in a late Mannerist style. He was a prominent member of the Francken family of artists, which played a very important r ...
(1544–1618), Flemish Baroque painter
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Ambrosius Francken II
Ambrosius Francken II, also called the younger, to distinguish him from his uncle of the same name, was born at Antwerp in the latter part of the 16th century. He studied under his father, Frans Francken the elder, whose style he imitated. In 162 ...
(1590–1632), Flemish painter, nephew of the above
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Ambrosius Frobenius (1537–1602), Swiss printer and publisher
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Ambrosius Haingura (1957–2000), Namibian activist and politician
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Ambrosius Holbein (c. 1494 – c. 1519), German and Swiss painter, drawer and printmaker, elder brother of Hans Holbein the Younger
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Ambrosius Hubrecht
Ambrosius Arnold Willem Hubrecht (2 March 1853, in Rotterdam – 21 March 1915, in Utrecht) was a Dutch zoologist.
Hubrecht studied zoology at Utrecht University with Harting and Donders, for periods joining Selenka in Leiden and later ...
(1853–1915), Dutch zoologist
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Ambrosius Lobwasser (1515–1585), German humanist and translator
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Macrobius
Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius, usually referred to as Macrobius (fl. AD 400), was a Roman provincial who lived during the early fifth century, during late antiquity, the period of time corresponding to the Later Roman Empire, and when Latin was ...
(fl. 5th century), Roman grammarian and philosopher (Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius in later manuscripts)
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Ambrosius Moibanus (1494–1554), German Lutheran theologian and reformer
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Ambrosius Pelargus (c. 1493 – 1561), German anti-reformer Dominican theologian
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Ambrosius Petruzzy (died 1652), Italian sculptor
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Ambrosios Pleianthidis
Ambrosios Pleiathidis ( el, Αμβρόσιος Πλειανθίδης, 1872–1922) also known as Ambrosios of Moschonisia was the Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Moschonisia, in modern Turkey, from February to September 1922. He was execu ...
, Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop
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Ambrosius Stub
Ambrosius Christoffersen Stub (May 1705 – 15 July 1758) 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 in Odense on 17 May 1705. The son of a t ...
(1705–1758), Danish poet
Surname:
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Marsha Ambrosius (born 1977), English singer-songwriter
Fictional characters:
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Merlin
Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...
, in Arthurian legend, named Merlin Ambrosius in Godfrey of Monmouth's '' Historia Regum Britanniae''
*Ambrosius, a character in the film ''
Labyrinth
In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (, ) was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by the ...
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See also
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Ambrose (given name)
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Ambrose (surname)
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