The Missionary Work of San Carlos Borromeo Flashcards
the english name of San Carlos Borromeo
St. Charles Borromeo
it plays an important role in their holistic formation
Devotion
When and where was Carlos Borromeo born?
October 2, 1538 i Arona near Lago Maggiore in north Italy
His parents are
Count Gilberto Borromeo and Margherita de Medici
his mother’s younger brother became the Roman pontiff in 1559 using the name Pius IV
Giovanni Angelo de Medici
what age does Borromeo appointed by his father as titular abbot of Sts. Gratinian and Felinus monasteries in Arona?
12
who gave him the income of the monastery as part of the family perquisites
his uncle Cardinal Medici
in 1552, he entered the University of Pavia where he mastered the ____________
latin language
his efforts and sacrifices finally paid off when he earned a doctorate in __________ on 6 December 1559
utroque iure (canon and civil law)
his uncle appointed him as ___________ in which serving as the Pope’s assistant and adviser
cardinal-deacon
together with _____________ he took an active role in fighting against the inroads of Protestantism
Ignatius of Loyala
he was 23 years old when he become a
cardinal
in his four year stay in Rome, he stablish a literary academy named ___________
Academy of the Vatican Nights
he established a college in Pavia in which he dedicated it to _______________
St. Justina of Padua
Carlos Borromeo was ordained as a priest on
September 4, 1563
