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Ambrosius

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Ambrosius or Ambrosios (a Latin adjective derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀμβρόσιος, ambrosios "divine, immortal") is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Saints

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  • Ambrosius Alexandrinus, a Latinization of the name of Ambrose of Alexandria (before 212 – c.250), Egyptian theologian and saint
  • Saint Ambrose (Aurelius Ambrosius) (c. 340–397), bishop of Milan
  • Ambrosius of Optino (1812–1891), Russian Orthodox monk
  • Ambrosius Gudko (1867–1918), Russian Orthodox saint and bishop

Given name

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Surname

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Fictional characters

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  • Merlin, in Arthurian legend, named Merlin Ambrosius in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae
  • Ambrosius, a character in the film Labyrinth
  • Ambrosius Goldenloin, a character in the film and graphic novel Nimona.

See also

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