Charles Borromeo
Life and witness
Cardinal archbishop who implemented Trent through seminaries, visitation, catechesis and personal austerity.
The Lives Of The Saints: Volume 13, November, Pt. 1 · S. Charles Borromeo, A bp. of Milan ; a.d. 1584.
S. Charles Borromeo, A bp. of Milan ; a.d. 1584.
S. PERPETUA, M.
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[Some Latin Martyrologies. Not commemorated by the Greeks. Authority : — S. Clement’s Stromata, quoted by Eusebius, H. E. lib. iii. c. 3a]
ILEMENT of Rome, in his Stromata, relates: “The Blessed Peter, seeing his own wife led away to execution, was delighted, on account of her call and return to her country, and he cried to her in a consolatory and encouraging voice, addressing her by name, ‘ Oh, thou, remember the Lord ! ' ” She was the mother of S. Petronilla, who is commemorated on May 31.
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Biographical overview
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.