Council of Trent
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The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, in Northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation at the time, it has been de
Council of Trent, painting in the Museo del Palazzo del Buonconsiglio, Trento
Pope Paul III, convener of the Council of Trent, portrait by Titian (1543)
The Council of Trent, depicted by Pasquale Cati in 1588
Chemnitz, a Lutheran
Counter-Reformation
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The Counter-Reformation, also sometimes called the Catholic Revival or the Catholic Reformation, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to and as an alternative to, or fr
Council of Trent
…the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation at the time, it has been described as the "most impressive embodiment of the ideals of the Counter-Reformation." It was the last time a Catholic ecumenical council was organized outside the city of Rome, and the second time a council was convened in the territory…
Allegoria della battaglia di Lepanto Gallerie Accademia
Last Judgement
Confutatio Augustana (left) and Confessio Augustana (right) being presented to Charles V
A session of the Council of Trent, from an engraving