Federico Borromeo
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Federico Borromeo was an Italian cardinal, Archbishop of Milan, and prominent figure of the Counter-Reformation in Italy. His acts of charity, particularly during the famine of 1627–28, and his devote
Portrait attributed to Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 17th century
Giulio Cesare Borromeo, Federico’s father.
The Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan, founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo
Luigi Pellegrini Scaramuccia, Federico Borromeo visits the leper house during the Plague of 1630, Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Charles Borromeo
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Charles Borromeo was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was made a cardinal in 1560.
Portrait by Giovanni Ambrogio Figino
Intercession of Charles Borromeo supported by the Virgin Mary by Rottmayr (Karlskirche, Vienna)
Charles Borromeo intercedes during the plague; painting by Jacob Jordaens (1655)
Painting by Francesco Caccianiga showing an angel tending to Charles Borromeo