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  1. The 16th century Protestant Reformation sent shockwaves through Christendom and the Catholic Church mounted a dynamic counteroffensive. This period, known as the Counter-Reformation, was a time of intense self-examination, fervent spiritual renewal, and bold institutional reform. At the heart of this movement was the Council of Trent, which sought to address the criticisms leveled by the ...

  2. Mar 25, 2020 · The Counter-Reformation: Catholic Europe and the Non-Christian World. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2005. Wright argues that the importance of patristic studies during the Renaissance, especially concerning Augustine and conflicting interpretations of him, influenced both dissidents (Protestants) and reformers (Catholics) during the Reformation.

  3. Il Gesu Church, the Jesuits' mother church, showcases Counter-Reformation architecture with a focus on the altar and Eucharist. Designed for clarity and accessibility, it holds large crowds and features a wide nave, side chapels, and a shortened transept. The ceiling, painted by Baroque artist Gaulli, creates a miraculous illusion with heavenly ...

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  4. Introduction to the Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther. Introduction to the Protestant Reformation: The Counter-Reformation. Introduction to the Protestant Reformation: Varieties of Protestantism. The Council of Trent and the call to reform art. Iconoclasm in the Netherlands in the Sixteenth Century.

  5. Mar 17, 2024 · The answer is in the Counter-Reformation itself, which, by any other name, would still smell as sweet as incense. The name itself is perhaps an ugly label for such a beautiful thing.

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  7. Mar 19, 2019 · The term Counter-Reformation was used for the first time at the end of the eighteenth century to indicate the process of re-catholicizing territories put in place by the Church of Rome against the Protestant threat. Since then, the concept of Counter-Reformation has long been at the center of occasionally rather harsh historiographical debates ...

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