Borromeo, Charles, Saint, 1538–1584
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1538 October 2 - 1584 November 3
Biographical note
Son of Count Gilbert Borromeo by a Medici mother, born in 1538. His uncle Pope Pius IV appointed him archbishop of Milan and cardinal when he was aged only twenty-two. He did not receive priestly or episcopal orders until the year 1563. He died in 1584, and was canonized in 1610.
(paraphrased from The Book of Saints : A Dictionary of Persons Canonized or Beatified by the Catholic Church. 5th edition. New York: Crowell, 1966.)
Alternate names
Carlo Borromeo, Carolus Borromeus
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Saint Charles Borromeo, undated
File — Box 70 (relics), tray: 3, Item: 22
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Content notice
Relics in a variety of reliquaries, including badges, crucifixes, devotional wallets, lockets, and reliquary boxes.
Content notice
Some relics include fragmentary human remains.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
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Liturgy and life collection
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Relics