Ambrose, Saint b. 340 d. 397 Archbishop of Milan, Roman Catholic Saint, Patron Saint of Milan. He is remembered as one of the most influential ecclesiastical leaders of the 4th century A.D. and was one of the four original Doctors of the Church. He is also credited with introducing hymnology from the Eastern Church into the West. Born Aurelius Ambrosius around 340 A.D. into a Roman Christian family at Trier, in present-day Germany, his father was the praetorian perfect of Gaul and his mother was an intellectual and pious...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad) Cause of death: Natural causes Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy Plot: In Basilica's crypt, open to public on Ambrose's feast day
Louis II Holy Roman Emperor. Reigned as the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 855 to 875. He was the eldest son of the Emperor Lothair I. He became King of Italy in 839 and was crowned in Rome by Pope Sergius II on June 15, 844. In 850 Pope Leo IV crowned him joint emperor and when is father died in September 855 he became sole emperor. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler) Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Marcellina, Saint Roman Catholic Saint. Sister of Saint Ambrose and Saint Satyrus. She moved to Rome when very young and was raised by her older brothers. She worked with Ambrose in Milan and is renound for the austerities that she endured. Saint Ambrose dedicated his treatise on holy virginity to her. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler) Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Menichelli, Pina b. January 10, 1890 d. August 29, 1984 Silent Italian silent film star. Pina was considerd one of the most bizzare and perverse of the Italian divas. She is a striking presence in her handful of her films. With her contorted postures and distainful expressions, she would have been typed as a Hollywood Vamp. (Bio by: David) Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
b. 340 d. 397