November 4
On this day the Catholic Church remembers
St. Charles Borromeo

St. Charles Borromeo

bishop · 1538 – 1584
You are the light of the world.
— Matt 5:14

The pope's nephew who became a cardinal at 22, but instead of comfort devoted himself entirely to renewing the Church. During the plague in Milan he stayed in the city when others fled and nursed the sick himself. He founded seminaries. A zealous shepherd does not run away.

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