How Did St Charles Contribute To Charity

Saint Charles was known for his countless works with charity. One of the charity works was that he ministered to the sick during a serious outbreak of the bubonic plague. He was an innovator of religious education so he did a "Sunday school" mainly for kids. His parish constantly does a variety of work with; Emergency Financial Assistance, Food Pantry, Jail Ministry, Borromeo Legal Project, ESOL, Health Fair, Circle of Caring, Turkey Dinners (Thanksgiving), Giving Tree (Christmas). Many schools are named after him because he is the Patron of learning and the arts. An estimate of 60 schools and hospitals were named after Saint Charles. His uncle was elected as Pope Pius IV in 1559. The following year, the Pope named Charles his Secretary of State. They created him a …show more content…
He was the most generous in his help to the English college in Douai. During his bishopric he held eleven diocesan synods and six provide provincial councils. Charles then had founded a society of priests in 1578. He was preaching while resisting the inroads of protestantism, and bringing back lapsed catholics of the church. He encountered obstacles from many sources to reform people and institutions. He was one of the towering figures of the Catholic reformation. Charles went to school at the Benedictine Abbey. Charles was the son of Count Gilbert Borromeo and Margaret Medici, sister of Pope Pius IV. He refused the headship of his family on the death of Count Frederick Borromeo. He was also consecrated as bishop of Milan the same year. When he arrived at Trent in 1556, he Instituted radical reforms because he had to make sure that the city was improving and strengthening as a whole. Saint Charles Borromeo's see was in Milan, Italy. He was appointed May 12, 1564. But his term ending was November 3 1584. He was buried in the Milan