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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Borromeo has received more than 809,692 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Charles Borromeo is the 228th most popular religious figure (up from 251st in 2019), the 260th most popular biography from Italy (up from 300th in 2019) and the 97th 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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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Charles Borromeo ranks 228 out of 2,238. Before him are Rabia of Basra, Pope Benedict II, Abdul Qadir Gilani, Pope Urban I, Cyprian, and Pope Boniface IV. After him are Pope Clement IV, Pope Pelagius I, Pope John XV, Joachim, Pope Adeodatus I, and Pope Joan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1538, Charles Borromeo ranks 1. After him are Christopher Clavius, Caesar Baronius, Diane de France, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Maeda Toshiie, Matija Gubec, Louis of Nassau, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Giovanni Battista Guarini, 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, Yi I, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Balthasar Gérard, Jan Kochanowski, Marcantonio Colonna, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, and Pieter Pourbus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Charles Borromeo ranks 260 out of 4,668. Before him are Germanicus (-15), Pope Benedict II (635), Valentinian III (419), Man in the Iron Mask (1640), Pope Urban I (222), and Pope Boniface IV (550). After him are Fra Angelico (1400), Pope Pelagius I (505), Pope John XV (1000), Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892), Pope Adeodatus I (570), and Umberto II of Italy (1904).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Charles Borromeo ranks 97. Before him are Pope Felix I (300), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope Lucius III (1110), Pope Benedict II (635), Pope Urban I (222), and Pope Boniface IV (550). After him are Pope Pelagius I (505), Pope John XV (1000), Pope Adeodatus I (570), Pope Benedict XIII (1649), Pope John VIII (820), and Pope Eugene III (1080).

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