It is against this background that two religious orders or congregations—one of men and one of women, when founded in the Milan area during the 13th and 15th centuries—took Saint Ambrose as their patron and hence adopted his name.
It is against this background that two religious orders or congregations—one of men and one of women, when founded i:n the Milan area du.ring the 13th and 15th centuries—took Saint Ambrose as their patr.on and hence adopted his name.