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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan. The Archdiocese of Milan ( Italian: Arcidiocesi di Milano; Latin: Archidioecesis Mediolanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has long maintained its own Latin liturgical rite usage, the ...
- 4,243 km² (1,638 sq mi)
- 1st century (diocese), 374 (archdiocese)
- Italy
- (as of 2021), 5,608,331, 4,908,331 (87.5%)
Heribert Of Antimiano (born c. 971, –980—died Jan. 16, 1045, Milan [Italy]) was the archbishop of Milan who for two years led his city in defying the Holy Roman emperor Conrad II. During the Risorgimento, the period of Italian unification in the 19th century, Heribert’s fame was revived as an example of Italian nationalism.
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Milan Cathedral, cathedral in Milan whose construction began in 1386 and took five centuries to complete. Final details on the facade were completed in 1965.. The original plan for a Gothic cathedral with a cruciform nave and transept in Milan was commissioned by Archbishop Antonio da Saluzzo in 1386 on an ancient Roman site—a location so central that all of the city’s main streets radiate ...
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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.
- cord, red cardinal robes
- 12 May 1602 by Clement VIII
- 4 November
- 1 November 1610 by Paul V
ST CHARLES BORROMEO, CARDINAL, ARCHBISHOP OF MILAN, AND CONFESSOR—1538-1584 A.D. Feast: November 4 [His life was originally and accurately written by three eminent persons who had all had the happiness of living some time with him by two in Latin, Austin Valerio, afterwards Cardinal and Bishop of Verona, and Charles Bascape, or a Basilica St. Petri, General of the Barnabites, afterwards ...
Apr 18, 2024 · St. Charles Borromeo (born October 2, 1538, Arona, duchy of Milan—died November 3, 1584, Milan; canonized 1610; feast day November 4) was a cardinal and archbishop who was one of the most important figures of the Counter-Reformation in Italy. He is the patron saint of bishops, cardinals, seminarians, and spiritual leaders.
The Archbishop of Milan also played an important role in bringing the Holy Shroud to Italy. It was in response to his intense desire to pray before the Shroud that the Duke of Savoy, in 1578, decided to bring the burial cloth of Christ from Chambéry, in France, to Turin, where it has remained ever since.
