RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Charles Borromeo

1538 - 1584

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Charles Borromeo (Italian: Carlo Borromeo; Latin: Carolus Borromeus; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was made a cardinal in 1560. Borromeo founded the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and was a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation together with Ignatius of Loyola and Philip Neri. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Borromeo has received more than 867,861 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Charles Borromeo is the 290th most popular religious figure (down from 224th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from Italy (down from 259th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Charles Borromeo was a Roman Catholic cardinal who is most famous for his work in reforming the clergy and for his patronage of the arts.

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  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.40

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  • 2.68

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Charles Borromeo ranks 290 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Patrick, Pope Cornelius, Pope John XII, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Pope Paschal II, and Pope Alexander I. After him are Francis de Sales, Pope Eugene I, Pope Evaristus, Pope Alexander III, Pope Marinus I, and Ephrem the Syrian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1538, Charles Borromeo ranks 1. After him are Christopher Clavius, Caesar Baronius, Maeda Toshiie, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Matija Gubec, Diane de France, Giovanni Battista Guarini, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Louis of Nassau, Hōjō Ujimasa, and Ashikaga Yoshihide. Among people deceased in 1584, Charles Borromeo ranks 3. Before him are Ivan the Terrible, and William the Silent. After him are Francis, Duke of Anjou, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Jan Kochanowski, Yi I, Balthasar Gérard, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Marcantonio Colonna, Mehmed II Giray, and Pieter Pourbus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Charles Borromeo ranks 324 out of 5,161. Before him are Giorgio Napolitano (1925), Pope John XII (937), Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378), Dino Zoff (1942), Pope Paschal II (1050), and Pope Alexander I (100). After him are Aldo Moro (1916), Pope Eugene I (600), Pope Alexander III (1100), Pope Marinus I (830), Salvatore Riina (1930), and Man in the Iron Mask (1640).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Charles Borromeo ranks 133. Before him are Pope Adrian III (800), Pope Benedict I (525), Pope Cornelius (200), Pope John XII (937), Pope Paschal II (1050), and Pope Alexander I (100). After him are Pope Eugene I (600), Pope Alexander III (1100), Pope Marinus I (830), Pope Eugene II (780), Pope Agatho (574), and Pope Sergius III (860).

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