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Charles Borromeo
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Catholic saint, cardinal, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 (1538–1584)
Charles Borromeo was a Catholic cardinal and archbishop of Milan who lived from 1538 to 1584 and is now venerated as a saint. He is historically significant for his leadership of the Milan archdiocese during the Counter-Reformation, a period when the Catholic Church was reforming itself in response to Protestant challenges.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carlo
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Arona
- Place of death
- Milan
- Occupation
- priest
- Position held
- Major Penitentiary
- Educated at
- University of Pavia
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 1572 papal conclave
- Family
- House of Borromeo
- Student of
- Francesco Alciati
- Field of work
- homiletics
- Movement
- Counter-Reformation
- Image
- Carlo Borromeo.jpg
- Work location
- Rome
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- date of birth
- 1538-10-02
- relative
- Pius IV
- date of death
- 1584-11-03
- place of burial
- Milan Cathedral
- Commons category
- Charles Borromeo
- feast day
- November 4
- topic's main category
- Category:Charles Borromeo
- domain of saint or deity
- Italy
- name in native language
- Carlo Borromeo
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- P6482
- Charles Borromeo
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- P12749
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Borromeo (Italian: Carlo Borromeo; Latin: Carolus Borromeus; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was made a cardinal in 1560.
Borromeo founded the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and was a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation together with Ignatius of Loyola and Philip Neri. In that role, he was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church, including the founding of seminaries for the education of priests. He was canonized in 1610 and his feast day is 4 November.
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