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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Ambrose of Ferentino

A centurion slain for Christ at Ferentino in Italy around 303.

Feast
August 16old style August 29
Reposed
3034th century
Place
Ferentino
Order
Martyrs

Life

Ambrose of Ferentino was a Roman centurion put to death for his faith in Christ at Ferentino in central Italy under Diocletian, around the year 303. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

His commemoration falls on 16 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 29 August of the civil calendar. We have no further details of his life.

Commemorated the same day August 16