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Ambrose of Siena, Blessed
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Dominican; born Sansedoni, near Siena, Italy, 1220; died Siena, Italy, 1286. In 1260 he went as a missionary to Hungary. When Siena twice rebelled against the Holy See, Ambrose's eloquence obtained its pardon. He brought about a reconciliation between Conrad of Germany and Pope Clement IV, and as papal legate, restored peace between Venice and Genoa, and Florence and Pisa. Feast, October 8,.
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Entry for 'Ambrose of Siena, Blessed'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​a/ambrose-of-siena-blessed.html. 1910.