Saint Charles Borromeo

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Saint Charles Borromeo was a 16th-century Italian cardinal and leading figure of the Counter-Reformation, renowned for his role in implementing the reforms of the Council of Trent and for his pastoral and educational initiatives in the Catholic Church.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
archbishop
cardinal
human
academicDegree Doctor of Civil and Canon Law
appointedCardinalBy Pope Pius IV
birthCountry Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED
birthDate 1538-10-02
birthPlace Arona
canonizationDate 1610-11-01
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Paul V
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED
deathDate 1584-11-03
deathPlace Milan
diocese Archdiocese of Milan
education University of Pavia
era 16th century
familyName Borromeo
feastDay 11-04
fullName Carlo Borromeo
givenName Carlo
honorificPrefix Saint
implemented decrees of the Council of Trent
knownFor care for the poor and sick during plagues and famines
catechetical and educational initiatives
establishing seminaries for priestly formation
leading figure of the Counter-Reformation
pastoral visitations in his diocese
reforming the clergy
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
memberOf Roman Curia
movement Counter-Reformation
nativeLanguage Italian
nobleFamily House of Borromeo
notableWork implementation of the Council of Trent reforms in Milan
occupation archbishop
cardinal
theologian
participatedIn Council of Trent (implementation phase)
patronage bishops
catechists
seminarians
spiritual directors
placeOfBurial Milan Cathedral
positionHeld Archbishop of Milan
Cardinal of the Catholic Church
religion Catholic Church
uncle Pope Pius IV
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church

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