Charles Borromeo

His Eminence Saint

Charles Borromeo
His Eminence Saint; Charles Borromeo
Cardinal, Archbishop of Milan
	Portrait by Giovanni Ambrogio Figino
Church	Catholic
Archdiocese	Milan
Province	Milan
Appointed	12 May 1564
Term ended	3 November 1584
Predecessor	Filippo Archinto
Successor	Gaspare Visconti
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
Orders
Ordination	4 September 1563; by Federico Cesi
Consecration	7 December 1563; by Giovanni Serbelloni
Created cardinal	31 January 1560; by Pius IV
Rank	Cardinal priest
Personal details
Born	Count Carlo Borromeo di Arona; 2 October 1538; Castle of Arona, Duchy of Milan
Died	3 November 1584 (aged 46); Milan, Duchy of Milan
Buried	Milan Cathedral
Parents	Gilbert Borromeo; Margaret d'Medici;
Sainthood
Feast day	4 November
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Title as Saint	Bishop, Confessor
Beatified	12 May 1602; Rome, Papal States; by Clement VIII
Canonized	1 November 1610; Rome, Papal States; by Paul V
Attributes	cord, red cardinal robes
Patronage	against ulcers, apple orchards, bishops, catechists, catechumens, colic, intestinal disorder, Lombardy, Italy, Monterey California, cardinals, seminarians, spiritual directors, spiritual leaders, starch makers, stomach diseases, São Carlos city in Brazil (namesake)
Shrines	Milan Cathedral

Charles Borromeo (Italian: Carlo Borromeo; Latin: Carolus Borromeus; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was the Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation combat against the Protestant 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 is honoured as a saint by the Catholic Church, with a feast day on 4 November.