Federico Borromeo
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Cardinal Archbishop of Milan (1564–1631)
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Vinony files it under 1564 births, 1631 deaths and 16th-century Italian cardinals.
Its subject is documented across 25 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Church
- Catholic Church
- Archdiocese
- Milan
- Appointed
- 24 April 1595
- Term ended
- 21 September 1631
- Predecessor
- Gaspare Visconti
- Successor
- Cesare Monti
- Other post
- Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli
- Consecration
- 11 June 1595, by Clement VIII
- Created cardinal
- 18 December 1587, by Sixtus V
- Born
- 18 August 1564, Milan , Duchy of Milan
- Died
- 21 September 1631 (1631-09-21) (aged 67), Milan, Duchy of Milan
- Buried
- Milan Cathedral
- Parents
- Giulio Cesare Borromeo , Margherita Borromeo
- Alma mater
- University of Pavia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Federico
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Milan
- Place of death
- Milan
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- cardinal
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- September 1590 papal conclave
- Family
- House of Borromeo
- Image
- Portrait of Cardinal Federico Borromeo (attributed to Procaccini).jpg
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- relative
- Charles Borromeo
- depicted by
- The Betrothed
- place of burial
- Milan Cathedral
- Commons category
- Federico Borromeo
- date of birth
- 1564-08-18
- date of death
- 1631-09-21
- name in native language
- Federico Borromeo
- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- consecrator
- Leo XI
- ethnic group
- Italians
- present in work
- The Betrothed
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Encyclopedic overview
Federico Borromeo ( Italian: [fedeˈriːko borroˈmɛːo]; 18 August 1564 – 21 September 1631) was an Italian cardinal, Archbishop of Milan, and prominent figure of the Counter-Reformation in Italy. His acts of charity, particularly during the famine of 1627–28, and his devoted heroism in the plague of 1630 are well known from the account in Alessandro Manzoni’s novel The Betrothed. He was a great patron of the arts and founded the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, one of the first free public libraries in Europe. In 1618 he added a picture gallery to the library, donating his own considerable collection of paintings. Borromeo’s published works, mainly in Latin and numbering over 100, exhibit his interest in ecclesiastical archaeology, sacred painting, and collecting. In 1623, he reacquired the feudal rights over what has historically been known as the “State” of the Borromeo within the Duchy of Milan, becoming the Marquess of Angera and Count of Arona, titles still used by the family as a courtesy.
Early life
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