Saint Charles Borromeo
Also known as: Apostle to the Council of Trent; Carlo Borromeo; Father of the Clergy
Saint
Feast Day
November 4
Born
October 1, 2
Died
November 1, 3
Canonized
1 November 1610 by Pope Paul V
Beatified
1602 by Pope Clement VIII
Biography
Saint Charles Borromeo, also known as Apostle to the Council of Trent, Carlo Borromeo, and Father of the Clergy, was born on the morning of Wednesday, October 2, 1538, in the castle at Aron, in the diocese of Novara, Italy. He belonged to a wealthy and noble family, being the third of six children and the son of Count Giberto II Borromeo and Margherita de’ Medici. He was the nephew of Pope Pius IV....
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