San Carlo Borromeo Statue - Great Attractions (Arona, Italy)
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Take a tour of San Carlo Borromeo Statue in Arona, Italy - part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
Arona, Italy is home to the magnificent, and enormous statue of Saint Carlo Borromeo.
Borromeo was a reformist cardinal of the Catholic Church in the 16th century, and is credited with having created seminaries.
He was extremely passionate about his faith, choosing to remain a bishop over leaving the church to continue his family name.
As an ardent reformist, he gave up his personal property to the poor of Italy and cleared the church of corruption during his tenure.
He died in 1584, and was canonized as a saint in the year 1610.
This monument, commemorating the saint’s holy life, was built in his hometown of Arona in 1697.
Arona, Italy is home to the magnificent, and enormous statue of Saint Carlo Borromeo.
Borromeo was a reformist cardinal of the Catholic Church in the 16th century, and is credited with having created seminaries.
He was extremely passionate about his faith, choosing to remain a bishop over leaving the church to continue his family name.
As an ardent reformist, he gave up his personal property to the poor of Italy and cleared the church of corruption during his tenure.
He died in 1584, and was canonized as a saint in the year 1610.
This monument, commemorating the saint’s holy life, was built in his hometown of Arona in 1697.