Feast Day · November 4
Charles Borromeo
Patron ofSeminarians, Catechists, Bishops, Stomach Ailments
SituationsChurch Reform, Plague, Seminary Formation
ProfessionsBishops, Catechists, Seminarians
Life
Saint Charles Borromeo was the Archbishop of Milan and a key figure in the Counter-Reformation. Born into Italian nobility in 1538, he was instrumental in the final sessions of the Council of Trent. He reformed clerical education, established seminaries, and personally cared for plague victims during the epidemic of 1576.
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