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Intercession of Charles Borromeo supported by the Virgin Mary
Intercession of Charles Borromeo supported by the Virgin Mary
Credit: Johann Michael Rottmayr
Intercession of Charles Borromeo supported by the Virgin Mary, a fresco in the Karlskirche in Vienna, Austria. In 1713, a year after the bubonic plague epidemic, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor decided to build a church to honour his namesake patron saint, who was renowned as a healer for plague sufferers in his day.