St. Charles, Minnesota
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St. Charles is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,990 at the 2020 census, up from 3,735 in 2010. It promotes itself as the gateway to Whitewater State Park, which
Historic Whitewater Avenue in St. Charles
St. Charles, Minnesota
Historic Trinity Episcopal Church, now a city park
House of Hidden Treasure, one of the oldest homes in the city, now an antique shop
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.
St. Charles, Minnesota
…Whitewater State Park, which is 7 miles (11 km) north of the city on Minnesota State Highway 74. St. Charles was laid out in 1854, and named for Saint Charles Borromeo (1538–1584), an Italian saint and cardinal. A post office has been in operation at St. Charles since 1855. St. Charles was incorporated in 1870. The…
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