St. Charles Borromeo was a cardinal archbishop of Milan, Italy. The patron saint of the ill, spiritual administrators and seminars.
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 honored as a saint by the Catholic Church, with a feast day on November 4.
Borromeo was appointed an administrator of the Archdiocese of Milan on 7 February 1560. After his decision to put into practice the role of bishop, he decided to be ordained priest (4 September 1563) and on 7 December 1563 he was consecrated bishop in the Sistine Chapel by Cardinal Giovanni Serbelloni. Borromeo was formally appointed archbishop of Milan on 12 May 1564.
Following his death, popular devotion to Borromeo arose quickly and continued to grow. The Milanese celebrated his anniversary as though he were already a saint, and supporters in a number of cities collected documentation to support his canonization. In 1602 Clement VIII beatified Borromeo. On 1 November 1610, Paul V canonized Borromeo.
The general attributes of sculpture of St. Charles Borromeo: mitre, bishop's robe, the cross, cord
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Svatý Karel Boromejský (italsky: Carlo Borromeo, latinizovane: Carolus Borromeus) (2. ríjna 1538, Arona – 3. listopadu 1584, Milán) byl italský biskup a kardinál. Je patronem biskupství Lugano, univerzity v Salcburku, „Boromejského sdružení“, duchovních správcu, semináru, boromejek a proti moru. Jeho svátek se slaví 4. listopadu. Karel pocházel ze zámožné rodiny, studiem a spríznením se s papežem Piem IV. se dostal na vysoké církevní posty. Pozdeji pomáhal chudým a ve svých 46 letech vycerpán zemrel.
Obecné atributy vyobrazení sv. Karla Boromejského: kardinálský klobouk, biskupské roucho, mitra, dutky, provaz kolem krku (symbol pokání), kríž
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