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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 honor his namesake
patron saint
, who was renowned as a healer for plague sufferers in his day.
Artist:
Johann Michael Rottmayr
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