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Saint Charles Borromeo - November 4 Charles Borromeo (Italian: Carlo Borromeo, Latin: Carolus Borromeus, 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was Roman Catholic archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 and …More
Saint Charles Borromeo - November 4
Charles Borromeo (Italian: Carlo Borromeo, Latin: Carolus Borromeus, 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was Roman Catholic archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 and a cardinal. He was a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation combat against the Protestant Reformation together with St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. 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 is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, with a feast day on November 4.
Charles was a descendant of nobility: the Borromeo family was one of the most ancient and wealthy in Lombardy, made famous by several notable men, both in the church and state.The family coat of arms included the Borromean rings, which are sometimes taken to symbolize the Holy Trinity. Charles' father Gilbert was Count of Arona. His mother Margaret was a member of the Milan branch of the House of Medici …More
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catholicsaints.info/saint-clether/
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✍️ Saints of the Day:

catholicsaints.info/saint-charles-borromeo/ (Memorial)

catholicsaints.info/saint-amandus-of-avignon/
catholicsaints.info/saint-amandus-of-rodez/
catholicsaints.info/saint-birstan/
catholicsaints.info/saint-clarus-the-hermit/
catholicsaints.info/saint-clether/
catholicsaints.info/saint-emeric-of-hungary/
catholicsaints.info/saint-felix-of-valois/
catholicsaints.info/blessed-frances-damboise/
catholicsaints.info/saint-gerard-de-bazonches/
catholicsaints.info/saint-gregory-of-burtscheid/
catholicsaints.info/blessed-helen-enselmini/
catholicsaints.info/blessed-henry-of-zweifalten/
catholicsaints.info/saint-hermas-of-myra/

catholicsaints.info/blessed-joan-antoni-burro-mas/
catholicsaints.info/saint-john-zedazneli/
catholicsaints.info/saint-modesta-of-trier/
catholicsaints.info/saint-nicander-of-lycia/
catholicsaints.info/saint-patrobas/
catholicsaints.info/saint-perpete/
catholicsaints.info/saint-philologus/
catholicsaints.info/saint-pierius/
catholicsaints.info/saint-proculus-of-autun/
catholicsaints.info/blessed-teresa-manganiello/

Martyrs of Bologna
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catholicsaints.info/saint-vitalis-of-bologna/