See also: Borromée

Federico Borromeo (born the August 16th 1564 with Milan, dead the September 22nd 1631), was a prelate Italy N, who was cardinal archbishop of Milan of 1595 with 1631. It founded in this city towards 1600 celebrates it Bibliothèque Ambrosienne. He was the cousin of Saint Charles Borromée, who preceded it on the episcopal see by the capital lombarde.

Formation

He made his studies with Pavia near the Collège Borromée, obtaining his diplomas in Théologie and Droit. He accepted the minor orders in the clergy diocesan, and went to Rome in 1585 to continue traditional studies. He became fine priest 1593.

Archbishop of Milan

Cardinal fact by Sixth V ( Felice Peretti ) the December 18th 1587 (at 23 years only) and archbishop of Milan the April 24th 1595 at 31 years, it followed nevertheless the example of its predecessor and cousin Charles by maintaining the discipline of the clergy, while melting of the churches and the colleges to its expenses, by applying the rules enacted to the Concile of Thirty, and by giving the example of a great charity during the period of Famine of 1628 and the epidemic of Peste of 1630. During its length cardinalat, it took part in eight conclaves, in particular those which élirent Clément VIII, Paul V, Urbain VIII. It pushed his cousin and successor Cesare Monti to embrace the ecclesiastical life.

He died in Milan the 21 or the September 22nd 1631.

Ambrosienne library

In 1602 it founded the Bibliothèque Ambrosienne, thus named in memory of Ambroise saint. In 1618, it decorated it with a unit with statues and executives, from where the name Quadreria Ambrosiana which will become then Pinacothèque Ambrosienne. The goal of the Quadreria was to create a structure of support for the news Académie Ambrosienne, created by Borromée in 1621, whose Giovanni Battista Crespi (the Cerano ) was first president.

Other artistic contributions

It made set up the statue of his holy cousin Charles Borromée with Arona; it embellishes also the Dôme of Milan, where it was buried in front of the furnace bridge of the Madonna of the Tree.

Cité by Manzoni

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