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Beyenka M. M. (1954), Saint Ambrose: Letters, 1-91 (The Fathers of the Church, Vol 26)
Deferrari R. J. (1963), Theological and Dogmatic Works (Fathers of the Church, 44) Includes: The Mysteries, The Holy Spirit, The Sacrament of the Incarnation of our Lord, The Sacraments.
Liebeschuetz J. H. W. G. (2010), Ambrose of Milan: Political Letters and Speeches (Liverpool University Press - Translated Texts for Historians)
McCauley, Leo P. et al., (1953), Funeral Orations by Saint Gregory Nazianzen and Saint Ambrose. (Fathers of the Church a New Translation Volume 22) Includes: His brother Satyrus, Emperor Valentinian, Emperor Theodosius.
McHugh M. P. (1972) Saint Ambrose: Seven Exegetical Works (Fathers of the Church) Includes: Isaac, or the Soul; Death as a Good; Jacob and the Happy Life; Joseph; The Patriarchs; Flight from the World; The Prayer of Job and David.
Ramsey B. (1997), Ambrose [The Early Church Fathers] Lengthy introduction and also English translations of: On Virgins; On Naboth; On the Mysteries; The Prologue from the Commentary on the Gospel according to Luke; Hymns; Letters Pertaining to the Altar of Victory; Life of Ambrose (Paulinus).
Savage J. J. (1961), Saint Ambrose (Fathers of the Church: A new translation Volume 42) Includes: Hexaemeron, Paradise, and Cain and Abel.
 
         
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Colish M. L. (2005), Ambrose's Patriarchs: Ethics For The Common Man
Dudden F. Homes (1935) The Life and Times of St. Ambrose, Vols. I & II [2 Vols.]
Dunkle, Brian P., SJ, Enchantment and Creed in the Hymns of Ambrose of Milan (Oxford Early Christian Studies, 2016)
Esler P. F. ed.(2000), The Early Christian World vol. 2 (Routledge Worlds) See pp 1175-2004: Davison I., Ambrose
Liebeschuetz J. H. W. G. (2011), Ambrose and John Chrysostom: Clerics between Desert and Empire
McLynn N. B. (1994), Ambrose of Milan: Church and Court in a Christian Capital
Moorhead J. (1999), Ambrose: Church and State in the Late Roman World
Morino C. (1960), Church and state in the teaching of St. Ambrose
Paredi A. (1964), Saint Ambrose,: His life and times
Ramsey B. (1997), Ambrose [The Early Church Fathers] Lengthy introduction and also English translations of: On Virgins; On Naboth; On the Mysteries; The Prologue from the Commentary on the Gospel according to Luke; Hymns; Letters Pertaining to the Altar of Victory; Life of Ambrose (Paulinus).
Riley H. M. (1974), Christian initiation;: A comparative study of the interpretation of the baptismal liturgy in the mystagogical writings of Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, Theodore of Mopsuestia, and Ambrose of Milan,
Satterlee C. A. (2002), Ambrose of Milan's Method of Mystagogical Preaching
Smith Warren J. (2010), Christian Grace and Pagan Virtue: The Theological Foundation of Ambrose's Ethics (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)
Williams D. H. (1995), Ambrose of Milan and the End of the Arian-Nicene Conflicts (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
 
 

 

 

Ambrose volumes published in Corpus Christianorum Series Latina (Brepols)
 

14 Expositio evangelii secundum Lucam. Fragmenta in Esaiam, M. Adriaen & P. A. Ballerini (eds.), 1957, XXVIII+440 p.

15  De officiis, M. Testard (ed.), 2001, LXI+288 p.

 

Ambrose Volumes in the Corpus Christianorum Ecclesiastorum Latinorum series (CSEL) still in copyright and where there is no link from this website to the text
 

73 Explanatio symboli. De sacramentis. De mysteriis. De paenitentia. De excessu fratris Satyri. De obitu Valentiniani. De obitu Theodosii - ed. O. Faller - 1955

 

78 De fide ad Gratianum Augustum - ed. O. Faller - 1962


79 De spiritu sancto. De incarnationis dominicae sacramento - ed. O. Faller - 1964

 

82/1  Epistulae et acta (lib. 1-6) - ed. O. Faller - 1968

 

82/2  Epistulae et acta (lib. 7-9) - ed. O. Faller, M. Zelzer - 1968

 

82/3 Epistulae et acta (lib. 10. epp. extra collectionem. gesta concilii Aquileiensis - ed. M. Zelzer - 1982

 

82/4 Indices et addenda - comp. M. Zelzer, 1996

 

 

Texts published by Sources Chrétiennes (With Clavis number and Sources Chrétiennes volume number). See www.sourceschretiennes.mom.fr.

 

Apologie de David (De apologia prophetae Dauid) CPL 135; SC vol. 239, 1977

 

Mystères (Des) (De mysteriis) CPL 155; Sacrements (Des) (De sacramentis) CPL 154; Explication du symbole (Explanatio symboli ad initiandos) CPL 153; SC vol. 25, 1950

 

La fuite du siècle (De fuga saeculi); CPL 133, SC vol. 576, 2015

 

Jacob et la vie heureuse (Sur) (De Iacob et uita beata) CPL 130 SC vol. 534, 2010

 

Traité sur l'Evangile de S. Luc, tome I. Livres I-VI (Expositio Euangelii secundum Lucam); CPL 143, SC vol. 45, 1956

 

Traité sur l'Evangile de S. Luc, tome II. Livres VII-X (Expositio Euangelii secundum Lucam); CPL 143, SC vol. 52 bis, 1958

 

La Pénitence (De paenitentia); CPL 156 SC vol. 179, 1971