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- Counter-Reformation, in the history of Christianity, the Roman Catholic efforts directed in the 16th and early 17th centuries both against the Protestant Reformation and toward internal renewal.
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Counter-Reformation, the Roman Catholic efforts directed in the 16th–17th century against the Protestant Reformation and toward internal renewal. Learn more about the history, key reformers, educational and missionary endeavors, and legacy of the Catholic Counter-Reformation.
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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.
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.
When Luther refused, he was excommunicated (in other words, expelled from the church). The Church’s response to the threat from Luther and others during this period is called the Counter-Reformation (“counter” — against).
The phrase Catholic Reformation generally refers to the efforts at reform that began in the late Middle Ages and continued throughout the Renaissance. Counter-Reformation means the steps the Catholic Church took to oppose the growth of Protestantism in the 1500s.
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.
Apr 29, 2022 · Already during the Renaissance and Reformation, but even more in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was evident that Christianity would be obliged to define and to defend itself in response to the rise of modern science and philosophy.
