Saint Satyrus of Milan was the confessor

Confessor

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 and brother of Saints Ambrose

Ambrose

Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose , was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. He was one of the four original doctors of the Church.-Political career:Ambrose was born into a Roman Christian family between about...

 and Marcellina

Saint Marcellina

Saint Marcellina was born in Trier, Gaul around the year 330 as a member of a Catholic family. She was the only sister of Saint Ambrose of Milan, older sister of two brothers, and daughter to a man who resided as Praetorian prefecture of Gaul...

. He was born at Trier

Trier

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, Germany

Germany

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, moved to Rome

Rome

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 with his family and was subsequently trained as a lawyer.

Appointed prefect

Prefect

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 to one of the Roman provinces, he resigned his post when Ambrose became Archbishop of Milan in order to assume administration of the secular affairs of the archdiocese.

He died unexpectedly at Milan in 376 and was eulogised by his brother with the funeral sermon, On the Death of a Brother (De excessu fratris Satyri). The church of Santa Maria presso San Satiro

Santa Maria presso San Satiro

Santa Maria presso San Satiro is a church of Milan.The church lies on the site of a primitive worship place erected by the archbishop Anspertus in 879, dedicated to Saint Satyrus, confessor and brother of Saints Ambrose and Marcellina. The current church was instead built from 1472 to 1482 under...

 in Milan refers to him.

He should not be confused with the bishop Satyrus of Arezzo

Satyrus of Arezzo

Saint Satyrus of Arezzo is venerated as the first bishop of Arezzo. The Catholic Encyclopedia states that Arezzo "became a bishopric about 304, under St. Satyrus. St. Donatus, his successor, is patron of the cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle."He should not be confused with Satyrus of Milan, the...

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See also

• Satyrus
  Satyrus
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• Santa Maria presso San Satiro
  Santa Maria presso San Satiro
  Santa Maria presso San Satiro is a church of Milan.The church lies on the site of a primitive worship place erected by the archbishop Anspertus in 879, dedicated to Saint Satyrus, confessor and brother of Saints Ambrose and Marcellina. The current church was instead built from 1472 to 1482 under...