Saint Charles Borromeo

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Saint Charles Borromeo

Italian: San Carlo Borromeo, French: Saint Charles Borromée, Spanish: San Carlos Borromeo, obispo de Milán, Portuguese: São Carlos Borromeu, Polish: Święty Karol Boromeusz, Latin: Sanctus Carolus Borromaeus, Slovak: sv. Karol
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Birthplace: Arona, Novara, Piedmont, Italy
Death: November 03, 1584 (46)
Milan, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Immediate Family:

Son of Giberto II Borromeo, VII. conte di Arona and Margherita Medici di Marignano
Brother of Federico Borromeo, VIII conte di Arona; Princess Camilla Gonzaga (Borromeo); Vitaliano Borromeo, Conte and Princess Isabella Borromeo
Half brother of Girolama Borromeo di Gesualdo; Ortensia von Hohenems, Contessa di Arona and Anna Colonna di Paliano

Occupation: Cardinale
Managed by: George J. Homs
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About Saint Charles Borromeo

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  • VIII. conte di Arona
  • Nommé cardinal en 1560 et archevêque de Milan en 1564, il fonde, en 1581 la congrégation des Oblats de Saint-Ambroise pour l'aider dans l'application des arrêts du concile de Trente.
  • Neveu du pape Pie IV
  • En français (au Québec), son patronyme est parfois épelé « Saint-Charles-Boromé ».
  • Patron saint des paroisses de Saint-Charles-de-Caplan et Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse au Québec, Canada.
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Saint Charles Borromeo's Timeline

1538
October 2, 1538
Arona, Novara, Piedmont, Italy
1584
November 3, 1584
Age 46
Milan, Milan, Lombardy, Italy