It was the haunt of writer Ambrose Bierce, who admired its redwoods.

Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose ( c. 330 – 4 April 397 ), was an archbishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century.

Ambrose was the Governor of Aemilia-Liguria in northern Italy until 374 when he became the Bishop of Milan.

He was a very popular political figure, and since he was the Governor in the effective capital in the Roman West, he was a recognizable figure in the court of the Emperor Valentinian I. Ambrose never married.

Ambrose went to the church where the election was to take place, to prevent an uproar, which was probable in this crisis.

His address was interrupted by a call " Ambrose, bishop!

Ambrose was known to be Catholic in belief, but also acceptable to Arians due to the charity shown in theological matters in this regard.

At first he energetically refused the office, for which he was in no way prepared: Ambrose was neither baptized nor formally trained in theology.

Within a week, Ambrose was baptized, ordained and duly consecrated bishop of Milan.

Ambrose was elected president and Palladius, being called upon to defend his opinions, declined.

Ambrose refused and was required to answer for his conduct before the council.

The imperial court was displeased with the religious principles of Ambrose, however his aid was soon solicited by the Emperor.

When Magnus Maximus usurped the supreme power in Gaul, and was meditating a descent upon Italy, Valentinian sent Ambrose to dissuade him from the undertaking, and the embassy was successful.

In 386 Justina and Valentinian received the Arian bishop Auxentius, and Ambrose was again ordered to hand over a church in Milan for Arian usage.

Ambrose and his congregation barricaded themselves inside the church, and the imperial order was rescinded.

Theodosius was threatened with excommunication by Ambrose for the massacre of 7, 000 persons at Thessalonica in 390, after the murder of the Roman governor there by rioters.

In 392, after the death of Valentinian II and the acclamation of Eugenius, Ambrose supplicated the emperor for the pardon of those who had supported Eugenius after Theodosius was eventually victorious.

Ambrose Fleming was born in Lancaster and educated at University College School, London, and University College London.

* Edward Rogalski ( born 1942 ), 12th president of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, named in 1987.

Politician David Mundell was born in Dumfries as were William Dickson, William Pattison Telford, Sr. and Ambrose Blacklock all of whom made their mark politically in Canada.

* Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe, Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Pilot Point.

* January 20 – Isaac Ambrose, Puritan writer ( born 1604 )

Jeanette " Jennie " Jerome was born in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn in 1854, the second of three daughters of financier, sportsman, and speculator Leonard Jerome and his wife Clarissa ( always called Clara ), daughter of Ambrose Hall, a landowner and sometime New York State Assemblyman.

Ambrose Hundley Sevier was born near Greeneville, Tennessee in Greene County, Tennessee.

Waldman married Reed Bye in 1980, and their son, Edwin Ambrose Bye was born on October 21, 1980.

Rick James ( born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr .; February 1, 1948August 6, 2004 ) was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for being one of the popularizers of funk music in the late 1970s and early 1980s thanks to million-selling hits such as " You and I " ( 1978 ), " Give It to Me Baby " ( 1981 ) and " Super Freak " ( 1981 ), the latter song crossing him over to pop audiences and selling over three million copies, later contributing to the success of rapper MC Hammer's " U Can't Touch This " ( 1990 ), which James sued to be credited for.

James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. was born in Buffalo, New York to Mabel ( née Gladden ) and James Ambrose Johnson, Sr.

This group believes very explicitly that the " Great Apostasy " began in AD 325 with the Council of Nicaea and continued until June 13, 1903, when Bishop Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson restored the Church, and that in the interim there was no actual theocratic governmental formed ( as Jesus formed it ) Church of God upon the earth, but that born-again people were abundant and continued to be " saved " or " born again " according to the Bible.

Ambrose LAU Hon-chuen, GBS JP ( 劉漢銓 ) ( born 16 July 1947 ) was the chairman of the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance ( HKPA ), a pro-business and pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong.

Lyulph Ambrose Jonathan Lubbock ( born 15 June 1954 ); married Susan MacDonald 14 May 1977, with issue.

Ambrose Dixon ( c. 1619 – April 12, 1687 ) was an early American Quaker pioneer who was born in England and emigrated to the America at an early age where he lived in the Virginia Colony before moving to Maryland.

Jerome, Athanasius of Alexandria and Martin of Tours all lived and worked in Trier during the 4th century, while Ambrose was born there.

Ambrose Joseph Small ( born January 11, 1863 in Bradford, Ontario, vanished December 2, 1919 ) was a Canadian theatre magnate, who owned theatres in several Ontario cities including the Grand Opera House in Toronto, the Grand Opera House in Kingston, and the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario.

Ronalee " Rona " Ambrose, PC, MP ( born March 15, 1969 ) is a Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament since 2004.

Ambrose was born in Valleyview, Alberta and grew up both in Brazil and in Parkland County, Alberta.

No date is given for the events, but they are in a near future America where Ambrose Bierce ( born 1842 ) is said to be over 100 years old.

Peter Saville was born in Manchester and attended St Ambrose College.

Lauren Ambrose ( born February 20, 1978 ) is an American film, television, and stage actress.

Ambrose was born Lauren Anne D ' Ambruoso in New Haven, Connecticut.

* 22 February – Paddy Ambrose, soccer player and coach ( born 1930 ).

" Thus Ambrose refused to be drawn into a false conflict over which particular local church had the " right " liturgical form where there was no substantial problem.

Ambrose argues that Eisenhower, by not participating in the Geneva agreement, had kept the U. S out of Vietnam ; nevertheless, with the formation of SEATO, he had in the end put the U. S. back into the conflict.

* Ambrose introduces popular music into church services.

He displayed his acid wit in two books: The Devil's Bedside Book in 1980, a collection of cynical dictionary definitions in the style of Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary, and The Lowest Form of Wit in 1981, a collection of biting bon mots, stinging retorts, and insults divided into six main sections, illustrated with cartoons ( by Honeysett ) and including a definitive guide and a history of sarcasm.

The round was won by Marcos Ambrose in a fitting conclusion to his 2003 championship win, but made headlines when Ambrose's teammate Russell Ingall and Holden Racing Team rival Mark Skaife spectacularly brought the sport into disrepute with an on-track / off-track stoush.

For some years Gratian governed the Empire with energy and success but gradually sank into indolence, occupying himself chiefly with the pleasures of the chase, and became a tool in the hands of the Frankish general Merobaudes and bishop St. Ambrose of Milan.

His first work was an inquiry into the authorship of the Commentary on St Paul's Epistles and the Treatise on Biblical Questions, ascribed to Saint Ambrose and Augustine of Hippo respectively.

The army was divided by Ambrose Burnside into three Grand Divisions of two corps each with a Reserve composed of two more.

It would be Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson and his organizational skills, however, that would be responsible for the growth of the Camp Creek Holiness Church into a national denomination.

The Greek idea of the virtues was passed on in Roman philosophy through Cicero and later incorporated into Christian moral theology by St. Ambrose of Milan.

St. Ambrose succeeded the Arian bishop Auxentius of Milan, during whose long episcopate ( 355 to 374 ) it would seem probable but unverified that Arian modifications may have been introduced into a rite the period of whose original composition is unknown.

According to St. Augustine ( Confessones, IX, vii ) and Paulinus the Deacon ( Vita S. Ambrosii, § 13 ), St. Ambrose introduced innovations, not indeed into the Mass, but into what would seem to be the Divine Office, at the time of his contest with the Empress Justina for the Portian Basilica, which she claimed for the Arians.

In 1132-34, two Augustinian canons of Ratisbon, Paul, said by Bäumer to be Paul of Bernried, and Gebehard, held a correspondence ( printed by Mabillon in his " Musæum Italicum " from the originals in the Cathedral Library at Milan ) with Anselm, Archbishop of Milan, and Martin, treasurer of St. Ambrose, with a view of obtaining copies of the books of the Ambrosian Rite, so that they might introduce it into their church.

In the fourteenth century the Emperor Charles IV introduced the Rite into the Church of St. Ambrose at Prague.

The crypt with openings into the sanctuary, thus closely following the Church of Saint Ambrose, Milan, the open colonnade under the eaves, the timber roof following the curve of the apex, are all familiar features.

The next year brought into the church an energetic and powerful leader, Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson or A. J. Tomlinson.

Fans tended to divide them into " Sweet " ( Ambrose, Geraldo and Victor Silvester ) and " Hot " ( Harry Roy, Nat Gonella ).

Dom Mackey was succeeded in 1918 by Dom Ambrose Agius, who acquired a disused printing works, formerly a barn and converted it into the present church in Westfield, which opened in 1929.

" Whereas Mr Edmund Scarburgh, Mr Thomas Johnson, Mr Richard Vaughan, Captain John Dollinge, John Robinson, Toby Norton, Richard Baily, Ambrose Dixon, Richard Hill, Jenkin Price And divers others Inhabitants and free men in the Upper parte of the parish in the Countie of Northampton Did in a Hostile manner ( contrary to the knowne Lawes of Virginia And the League made with the Indians ) upon the 28th day of Aprill last past Rayse a partie of men to the number of fiftie persons with Armes and ammunicon And upon the aforesaid daie marched amonge the Indians with a Resolucon to take or kill the Queene of Pocamoke, shott att Indians, slashed and cut read, Took Indyans prisoner, And bound one of them with a Chayne, which said Accons caused the Indyans To Invade the Countie, to the great danger of our Lives and Estate, It is therefore ordered That the Sherriff shall forthwith Arrest the Bodies of all the abovesaid parties And such other ( upon inquiry ) as hee shall have notice of ( which went out against the indyans upon their Designe ) To the Number of 50 persons and that hee keepe them in his custodie until they enter into bonds to make their personal appearance at James Citty to answer the premisses before the Governor and Council upon th XXIth day of this Instant Moneth ( att the suite of our Sovereign King ).

Published under the name of Ambrose of Milan, the work of Theodore passed from Africa into the monastic libraries of the West, was copied into the compilations of Rabanus Maurus and others, and in its fuller and its abridged form supplied the Middle Ages with an accepted interpretation of an important part of the Bible.

" Ambrose Dudley also helped the preacher John Field when he got into trouble over a subversive book he had published in 1565 ; and when he was imprisoned in 1572, Leicester and Warwick worked his transfer into comfortable confinement in a London alderman's house before he was released altogether by his patrons ' means.