The Counter-Reformation was crucial in European history as it marked the Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation, aiming to reaffirm and reform its doctrines and practices. It led to significant changes within the Church, including the establishment of new religious orders, the Council of Trent, and the promotion of Baroque art and architecture to inspire faith. This movement not only solidified Catholicism in regions like Southern Europe but also contributed to ongoing religious conflicts and shaped the political landscape of the continent. Ultimately, it played a vital role in defining the relationship between religion and state in Europe.
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Because it meant that the Catholic Church didn't have control over all of it. They couldn't threaten a Protestant ruler with excommunication to keep them in line, for example.
The Protestant Reformation was launched
European History Network was created in 1988.
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Arthur Geoffrey Dickens has written: 'Lollards and Protestants in the Diocese of York, 1509-58' 'Martin Luther and the Reformation' 'Ranke as Reformation historian' 'The Reformation in England' -- subject(s): Sources, History, Reformation, Church history 'Mtt Thomas Cromwell Limp' 'Lollard and Protestants in the diocese of York, 1509-1558' 'Reformation & Society in Sixteenth Century Europe (History of European Civilization Library)' 'Contemporary historians of the German Reformation' -- subject(s): Addresses, essays, lectures, Historiography, Reformation, Church historians 'Lollards and Protestants in the Diocese of York' -- subject(s): Church history, Church of England, Church of England. Diocese of York, History, Lollards, Protestants 'The English Reformation' 'Erasmus' -- subject(s): Philosophers, Reformation, Biography 'Late Monasticism and the Reformation' 'The Counter Reformation' -- subject(s): Counter-Reformation 'Martin Luther and the Reformation'
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Kurt Kaser has written: 'Riforma e controriforma' -- subject(s): Counter-Reformation, Reformation, History
Robert W. Scribner has written: 'Germany: A New Social and Economic History' 'The German Reformation' -- subject(s): Reformation, Church history 'The German Reformation (Studies in European History)'
protestant Reformation
The 95 theses were written during a period in European history known as the reformation. They furthered the ideology of the reformation by questioning the authority of the Catholic church. As a result, Protestantism began to get a hold in Europe. In response to these and other challenges, the Catholic church began the Counter-Reformation.
William Outram Tristram has written: 'Moated houses'
Robert Bireley has written: 'The Refashioning of Catholicism, 1450-1700' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Counter-Reformation, History 'Religion and politics in the age of the counterreformation' -- subject(s): Counter-Reformation, History, Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
Protestant Reformation
Wikipedia would probably be the easiest website to locate in order to find out information about counter reformation; however, that does not mean it would be the most accurate source. There are hundreds of articles out there about counter reformation, you just have to know where to look. Websites like Britannica and New Advent (it is a Catholic encyclopedia website) would be much more accurate and provide more information on the topic of counter reformation (also known as Catholic Reformation).
He brought reformation to the church of Scotland and spread the ideas of reformation throughout Europe by his preachings and writings until his death.
Robert J. Wilkinson has written: 'Orientalism, Aramaic, and Kabbalah in the Catholic Reformation' -- subject(s): Bible, Cabala, Counter-Reformation, History