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  2. Counter-Reformation - Wikipedia

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    A primary emphasis of the Counter-Reformation was a mission to reach parts of the world that had been colonized as predominantly Catholic and also try to reconvert nations such as Sweden and England that once were Catholic from the time of the Christianisation of Europe, but had been lost to the Reformation. [1]

  3. Counter-Reformation in Poland - Wikipedia

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    The Counter-Reformation in Poland (Polish: Kontrreformacja w Polsce) was the response (Counter-Reformation) of Catholic Church in Poland (more precisely, the Kingdom of Poland until 1568, and thereafter the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) to the spread of Protestantism in Poland (the Protestant Reformation).

  4. Council of Trent - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Prompted by the Protestant Reformation at the time, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. [3] [4] It was the last time an ecumenical council was organised outside the city of Rome.

  5. Piotr Skarga - Wikipedia

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    Piotr Skarga (less often Piotr Powęski, incorrectly: Pawęski; [nb 1] 2 February 1536 – 27 September 1612) was a Polish Jesuit, preacher, hagiographer, polemicist, and leading figure of the Counter-Reformation in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Due to his oratorical gifts, he has been called "the Polish Bossuet". [2]

  6. Robert Bellarmine - Wikipedia

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    He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation. Bellarmine was a professor of theology and later rector of the Roman College, and in 1602 became Archbishop of Capua. He supported the reform decrees of the Council of Trent.

  7. Category:Counter-Reformation - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Counter-Reformation" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  8. Index Librorum Prohibitorum - Wikipedia

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    Counter-Reformation; Faith, or The Church Triumphant (1665), by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Catholic Reformation and Revival: Councils and documents. Council of Trent

  9. Charles Borromeo - Wikipedia

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    Borromeo founded the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and was a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation together with Ignatius of Loyola and Philip Neri. In that role, he was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church, including the founding of seminaries for the education of priests.