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Oscar Varia: Book 213
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Critical biography of Carlo (Saint Charles) Borromeo, reformer and archbishop of Milan immediately following the Council of Trent. This outstanding figure of the late Renaissance, cardinal secretary of state at only 22 years, became a central force in promulgating and implementing the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Carlo Borromeo: Add a description of this character.
- Pius IV: Gianangelo de Medici, elected pope on Christmas Day 1559.
Setting & Locations edit
Carlo Borromeo lived in the 16th Century, and the places described in the book are those in which the cardinal archbishop lived and worked.
- Arona: Birthplace of Carlo Borromeo
- Roma: City of Rome, capital of the Papal States and of the Catholic Church during the years when Carlo Borromeo lived and worked there as Cardinal Secretary of State for the Holy See and the Papal States.
- Milano: Capital of the Duchy of Lombardy, but under the control of Spain during Carlo's years as Archbishop.
- Trento: Site of the Council of Trent (1545-1563).
First Sentence edit
Ai primi del Novecento, un valente studioso di cose milanesi, Ettore Verga, così scriveva a proposito di Carlo Borromeo: «Questo spirito straordinario, se ha trovato la via degli altari, non ha ancora avuto dalla storia quel giudizio ponderato ed equanime che gli spetta per le opere che compì da uomo, con gli uomini e per gli uomini».
Table of Contents edit
Introduzione: Tre obiettivi circoscritti
Parte prima: Genesi di una vocazione
Parte seconda: Carlo si laurea a Pavia in Utroque Jure
Parte terza: Segretario di Stato Vaticano
Parte quarta: Carlo muta drasticamente la sua vita
Parte quinta: Arcivescovo di Milano
Parte sesta: La peste di Milano del 1576, detta poi «di san Carlo»
Parte settima: L'uomo, il pastore, il santo
Series & Lists edit
This is book 213 of 1 in Oscar Varia. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Federico Alessandro Rossi di Marignano (Author) - Federico A. Rossi di Marignano was born in Milano in 1938. He graduated from the Università Bocconi with a degree in Economics and received a Teaching credential in Religious Studies from the Istituto Superiore di Scienze Religiose of Milano. He also earned a credential in painting from the Scuola Superiore d'Arte of Castello Sforzesco of Milano. Rossi di Marignano has publshed various books, among which are critical biographies of Saint Paul, Martin Luther, Ignatius of Loyola, Carlo Borromeo, Pope Pius IV, and Giangiacomo Medici known as "il Medeghino". For his biography of Carlo Borromeo, the City Council of Milano conferred on Federico Rossi di Marignano the award of "Benemerenza Civica" in 2010.
First Edition edit
Original Language: Italian
Publisher: Mondadori
Country: Milano, Italy
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-8804602835
Page Count: 418
Publisher: Mondadori
Country: Milano, Italy
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-8804602835
Page Count: 418
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