Charles Borromeo | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Milan | |
Church | Catholic |
Archdiocese | Milan |
Province | Milan |
Appointed | 12 May 1564 |
Term ended | 3 November 1584 |
Predecessor | Filippo Archinto |
Successor | Gaspare Visconti |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede |
Orders | |
Ordination | 4 September 1563 by Federico Cesi |
Consecration | 7 December 1563 by Giovanni Serbelloni |
Created cardinal | 31 January 1560 by Pius IV |
Rank | Cardinal priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Count Carlo Borromeo di Arona 2 October 1538 Castle of Arona, Duchy of Milan |
Died | 3 November 1584 Milan, Duchy of Milan | (aged 46)
Buried | Milan Cathedral |
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Sainthood | |
Feast day | 4 November |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Title as Saint | Bishop, Confessor |
Beatified | 12 May 1602 Rome, Papal States by Clement VIII |
Canonized | 1 November 1610 Rome, Papal States by Paul V |
Attributes | cord, red cardinal robes |
Patronage | against ulcers, apple orchards, bishops, catechists, catechumens, colic, intestinal disorder, Lombardy, Italy, Monterey California, cardinals, seminarians, spiritual directors, spiritual leaders, starch makers, stomach diseases, São Carlos city in Brazil (namesake) |
Shrines | Milan Cathedral San Carlo al Corso, Rome |
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.