2 October 1538 A.D. (Cardinal) Charles Borromeo Born—Counter-Reformation Leader; Secretary of State to Pius IV; Correspondent with Charles
2 October 1538 A.D. (Cardinal) Charles Borromeo Born—Counter-Reformation Leader; Secretary of State to Pius IV; Correspondent with Charles V Keogh, William. "St. Charles Borromeo." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03619a.htm . Accessed 11 Feb 2015. Charles Borromeo St. Charles Borromeo — Archbishop of Milan , Cardinal-Priest of the Title of St. Prassede, Papal Secretary of State under Pius IV , and one of the chief factors in the Catholic Counter-Reformation — was born in the Castle of Arona, a town on the southern shore of the Lago Maggiore in northern Italy , 2 October, 1538; died at Milan , 3 November, 1584. His emblem is the word humilitas crowned , which is a portion of the Borromeo shield. He is usually represented in art in his cardinal's robes, barefoot, carrying the cross as archbishop ; a rope round his neck, one hand raised in blessing , thus recalling his work durin...