The Betrothed
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The Betrothed is an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni. The novel was first published in three volumes between 1825 and 1827; it was significantly revised and rewritten until the definitiv
Frontispiece of 1842 edition
"That branch of the Lake of Como", chapter 1, illustrated by Luigi Riccardi
Fra Cristoforo and Don Rodrigo
The Nun of Monza
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
The Betrothed
…the Christian clergy from the cowardice of the parish priest Don Abbondio to the heroic sanctity of others (the friar Padre Cristoforo and the cardinal Federico Borromeo). Manzoni found the basis for his novel in late April 1821 when he read a 1627 Italian edict that specified penalties for any priest who refused to…
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