Charles Borromeo


Charles Borromeo
Cardinal, Archbishop of Milan
head and shoulders of a man in cardinals robes
ChurchCatholic
ArchdioceseMilan
ProvinceMilan
Appointed12 May 1564
Term ended3 November 1584
PredecessorFilippo Archinto
SuccessorGaspare Visconti
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
Orders
Ordination4 September 1563
by Federico Cesi
Consecration7 December 1563
by Giovanni Serbelloni
Created cardinal31 January 1560
by Pius IV
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born
Count Carlo Borromeo di Arona

(1538-10-02)2 October 1538
Died3 November 1584(1584-11-03) (aged 46)
Milan, Duchy of Milan
BuriedMilan Cathedral
Parents
  • Gilbert Borromeo
  • Margaret d'Medici
Sainthood
Feast day4 November
Venerated inCatholic Church
Title as SaintBishop, Confessor
Beatified12 May 1602
Rome, Papal States
by Clement VIII
Canonized1 November 1610
Rome, Papal States
by Paul V
Attributescord, red cardinal robes
Patronageagainst 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)
ShrinesMilan 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.