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Federico Borromeo

1564 - 1631

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Federico Borromeo (Italian: [fedeˈriːko borroˈmɛːo]; 18 August 1564 – 21 September 1631) 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 devoted heroism in the plague of 1630 are well known from the account in Alessandro Manzoni’s novel The Betrothed. He was a great patron of the arts and founded the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, one of the first free public libraries in Europe. In 1618 he added a picture gallery to the library, donating his own considerable collection of paintings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Federico Borromeo is the 1,573rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,538th in 2024), the 2,088th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,231st in 2019) and the 399th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Federico Borromeo ranks 1,573 out of 3,187. Before him are Prosper Grech, Urraca of Zamora, Peter Chanel, Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, Ivo of Chartres, and Jubal. After him are George Martinuzzi, Antoninus of Florence, Paisius Velichkovsky, Gustav Trolle, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri, and Julian of Antioch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1564, Federico Borromeo ranks 12. Before him are Paulo Miki, David Fabricius, Francisco Pacheco, Hans Leo Hassler, Ahmad Sirhindi, and Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are Joos de Momper, Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara, John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Hans Rottenhammer, Pedro Páez, and Ernest II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1631, Federico Borromeo ranks 9. Before him are John Smith, Constance of Austria, Willem Janszoon, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, and Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers. After him are Michael Maestlin, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Katō Yoshiaki, Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard, and Nicolò Contarini.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Federico Borromeo ranks 2,088 out of 5,161. Before him are Salvadore Cammarano (1801), Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (-163), Marco Antonio Bragadin (1523), Infante Alfonso of Spain (1941), Spinello Aretino (1350), and Lino Lacedelli (1925). After him are Marcus Tullius Tiro (-103), Antonio da Sangallo the Elder (1455), Jean-Antoine de Baïf (1532), Antoninus of Florence (1389), Nedo Nadi (1894), and Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma (1934).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Federico Borromeo ranks 399. Before him are Ranuccio Farnese (1530), Domenico Tardini (1888), Daniele Comboni (1831), Agnes of Montepulciano (1268), Felice della Rovere (1483), and Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587). After him are Antoninus of Florence (1389), Scipione Rebiba (1504), Antipope Innocent III (1150), Olimpia Maidalchini (1591), Catherine of Genoa (1447), and Pietro I Orseolo (928).

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