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  2. The Counter-Reformation (Latin: Contrareformatio), also sometimes called the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to, and as an alternative to, the Protestant Reformations at the time.

  3. The Counter-Reformation, also sometimes called the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to, and as an alternative to, the Protestant Reformations at the time. It began with the Council of Trent (1545–1563) and largely ended with the conclusion of the European wars of religion in 1648.

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    The Counter-Reformation had three main instruments: The Council of Trent, the Roman Inquisition, and the the Society of Jesus.

    It should not be forgotten that the Counter-Reformation brought about a genuine revival of Catholic piety. Pius V, in spite of his involvement with the Inquisition, improved popular piety in an effort to firmly stem the appeal of Protestantism. A man of impoverished upbringing taken in by the Dominican Order, he was trained in a solid and austere p...

    Polyphony was used in the Church music of Lutheranism. But, the Council of Trent banned it for the sake of simplicity, so that the words might be heard clearly. Through his musical mastery and his skill at word setting, however, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/26-1594), composed a six-part polyphonic mass, called the Pope Marcellus Mass (Mis...

    Sometimes, the simple question of whether the Counter-Reformation was a success or a failure is raised. In terms of Church growth, it was both a success and a failure. It was a success in that it gained a lot of Catholic followers in Asia and South America, mainly through courageous and aggressive Jesuit missionaries. But it was a failure in that i...

    Bireley, Robert. The Refashioning of Catholicism, 1450-1700: A Reassesment of the Counter-Reformation. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1999. ISBN 081320951X
    Jones, Martin. The Counter Reformation: Religion and Society in Early Modern Europe. Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN 0521439930
    Luebke, David M. The Counter-Reformation: The Essential Eeadings. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. ISBN 0631211047
    Olin, John C., ed. The Catholic Reformation: Savonarola to St. Ignatius Loyola. New York: Harper & Row, 1969. ISBN 0060663669

    All links retrieved April 6, 2022. 1. Catholic Encyclopedia, "The Counter-Reformation." 2. William Gilbert, "The Counter Reformation."

  4. Counter-Reformation, or Catholic Reformation, In Roman Catholicism, efforts in the 16th and early 17th centuries to oppose the Protestant Reformation and reform the Catholic church. Early efforts grew out of criticism of the worldliness and corruption of the papacy and clergy during the Renaissance.

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