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The Ambrose House crest incorporates symbols that encapsulate his values: a bell symbolises his contributions to liturgical celebrations, a cypress tree signifies his steadfastness, a whip represents his martyrdom, and a baptismal font symbolises his role in converting others to the faith. Ambrose House adopts the motto “Faith in Action,” reflecting his belief that true faith manifests through loving and just actions (Villanova College, 2024).
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"The owl, chosen for its wisdom and insight, represents the inquisitive and knowledgeable spirit of Ambrose House" (Villanova College, 2024).
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- Saint AmbroseOne of Ambrose’s biographers observed that at the Last Judgment, people would still be divided between those who admired Ambrose and those who disliked him. He emerges as the man of action ... Even royalty were numbered among those who were to suffer crushing divine punishments for standing in Ambrose’s way ... "
- Saint Ambrose"Saint Ambrose is a legend. He’s one of the four original doctors of the church. He was the bishop of Milan and became one of the most important theological figures of the Fourth century. He grew up in a placed call Gaul, which is present-day Germany ... "
- John Heavey OSABishop Heavey OSA is the modern patron for Alypius House. "John Heavey OSA was the youngest and the last of the six Augustinian bishops in Australia; he was born in 1868, which was fifty-six years after the birth of James Goold, who was the first of the six Augustinian bishops in Australia. He was the first Bishop of Cairns (1914 – 1948) ... "
