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=== Patron saints ===
=== Patron saints ===


[[Saint Ambrose]] (c. 340-397), celebrated December 7, is Lombardy and Milan's patron, known for hymns and anti-Arianism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Ambrose |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref> [[Saint Galdino]] (1096-1176), patron of Lombardy, aided the poor and opposed heretics.
* [[Saint Ambrose]] (c. 340-397), celebrated December 7, is Lombardy and Milan's patron, known for hymns and anti-Arianism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Ambrose |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref>  
* [[Saint Galdino]] (1096-1176), patron of Lombardy, aided the poor and opposed heretics.


=== Associated saints and blesseds ===
=== Associated saints and blesseds ===


Associated figures include [[Saint Charles Borromeo]] (1538-1584), canonized 1610, Counter-Reformation leader from Arona; [[Saint Angela Merici]] (1474-1540), canonized 1807, Ursuline founder from Desenzano; Blessed [[Pier Giorgio Frassati]] (1901-1925), beatified 1990, social activist from Turin with Lombard ties; Blessed [[Carlo Acutis]] (1991-2006), beatified 2020, tech-savvy youth from Milan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saints of Italy |url=https://gcatholic.org/saints/data/country-IT.htm |publisher=GCatholic.org |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref> These saints contributed to education, charity, and evangelization.
Associated figures include  
 
* [[Saint Charles Borromeo]] (1538-1584), canonized 1610, Counter-Reformation leader from Arona;  
* [[Saint Angela Merici]] (1474-1540), canonized 1807, Ursuline founder from Desenzano;  
* Blessed [[Pier Giorgio Frassati]] (1901-1925), beatified 1990, social activist from Turin with Lombard ties;
* Blessed [[Carlo Acutis]] (1991-2006), beatified 2020, tech-savvy youth from Milan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saints of Italy |url=https://gcatholic.org/saints/data/country-IT.htm |publisher=GCatholic.org |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref>  
 
These saints contributed to education, charity, and evangelization.


== Challenges to Catholicism ==
== Challenges to Catholicism ==

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