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Objectives
- The Council of Trent (1545-1563) examined how the Catholic Church would reform for the better. It played a vital role in revitalizing the Roman Catholic Church in many parts of Europe.
- The Catholic Church formed a new order called the Jesuits led by Ignatius Loyola and emphasized education.
- The baroque art, music, and architecture style was adopted by the Catholic Church to bring out the strong emotions of the Christian faith.
Baroque
Loyola and Jesuits
Council of Trent
- The Catholic Church responded to the Protestant movement with the Counter Reformation.
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Very grand churches with lots of gold.
Very white inside of the churches.
Everything should remind you of faith in a church.
Sculptures and painting with great emotion and detail in the churches.
Spiritual Warfare, God is fighting for souls against the Devil, and if you know about your faith you could ward off the Devil.
Jesuits are the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius of Loyola.
Spiritual Exercises, emphasis on personal piety.
The Council of Trent was an important part of the Counter-Reformation.
Charles V tried getting abuses to tempt them back to the church.
For 18 years loads of religious leaders met and they were called the Council of Trent.
187 Italian bishops, 32 Spanish bishops, 28 French bishops, and 2 German bishops.
Affirmation of Catholic Doctrine- Affirmation is when you recognize why something is important.
Affirmation of Catholic Doctrine
Tradition- Respect for precedent.
Magisterium- Teaching authority of Pope and Bishops.
Scripture- The foundation of the Catholic Doctrine.
Anathema- if you think you can work to get to Heaven you are excommunicated.
Reformation of Church Practices
Seminaries are schools for training priests.
Quality of priests increase.
St. Teresa of Avila was the female counterpart of Igantius.
The pope would not attend meetings.
700 ishops could have attended a meeting.
Baroque church designs would have domed roofs, and were put in very bold plots of land.
In the painting there would be a contrast between light and dark.
The Jesuits were a big part of the Counter-Reformation.
Ignatius Loyola was a knight before he formed the Jesuits.