1992 Vatican documented reliquary with relic of St. Charles Borromeo, Patron of Spiritual Leaders
Round glass-fronted white-metal reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Charles Borromeo. The relic is affixed to a red silk ground and identified in Latin on a typeset cedula label as S. Caroli Bor. (Saint Charles Borromeo). On the back, under the protective cap, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Ugo Poletti, the Vicar General of Rome (1973-1997). The reliquary is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued by Cardinal Poletti in 1992.
Saint Charles Borromeo (Italian: Caroli Borromeo, Latin: †1584) was a cardinal who was archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. Among the great reformers of the troubled 16th century. Borromeo, with St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Philip Neri, and others, led the movement to combat the inroads of the Protestant Reformation. He was a leading figure during the Counter-Reformation and was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church, including the founding of seminaries for the education of priests. He is a holy patron of apple orchards; bishops; catechists; catechumens; cardinals; seminarians; spiritual directors; spiritual leaders; Lombardy, Italy; and Monterey California; and sought to assist in intestinal disorders; against ulcers; colic; and stomach diseases.



