St. Ambrose - Patron Saint of Beekeepers

Part of the Rose Window at the
Church of the Gesu, Milwaukee, WI

Born about 338 A.D., legend is that a swam of bees settled upon the face of the infant Ambrose and left behind a drop of honey. His father took it as a sing that the boy would grow up to speak eloquently with a honeyed tongue. For this reason Ambrose is often depicted with bees or a skep.

There is much about the life of St. Ambrose on the internet so will leave that up to you to discover. If you look to saints for intersession, St. Ambrose is our one!

St. Ambrose in white accompanied
by St. Gervasius and Protasius.

Ambrose became the Bishop of Milan in 374 and died in 397. His body may be viewed at the Church of St. Ambrosio in Milan.