1media/St_Ambrose_thumb.png2022-10-23T11:04:33-07:00Elizabeth Palomino97f5cc41f822c98012020ee3f1612be0c7950d52406362detail from a stained-glass window in a Roman Catholic church in Antwerp, Belgiumplain2022-10-23T11:12:46-07:00photographstained glassAntwerp, BelgiumEncyclopædia BritannicaElizabeth Palomino97f5cc41f822c98012020ee3f1612be0c7950d52
The 4th-century bishop of Milan, St Ambrose (c. 340-397), wrote several commentaries on Genesis, among them was the Hexaemeron. 'Hexaemeron' means a period of six days, specifically the Bible’s account of the six days of creation in Genesis. In early Christian and medieval times, the creation story was believed to have been divinely revealed to the author, who is often identified as Moses.
