"Convinced that life is not destined to be a burden for many and a celebration for some, but rather a task for everyone, for which each person will be held accountable, he began as a child to think about how he could make his life useful and holy."
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Persuaso che la vita non è già destinata ad essere un peso per molti, e una festa per alcuni, ma per tutti un impiego, del quale ognuno renderà conto, cominciò da fanciullo a pensare come potesse render la sua utile e santa. — Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed, Ch. XXII.
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Federico Borromeo
1564 – 1631
Federico Borromeo (1564 – 1631) was an Italian cardinal, Archbishop of Milan, and prominent figure of the Counter-Reformation in Italy. He was the cousin of Saint Charles Borromeo.
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