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Counter-Reformation

The Counter-Reformation (Latin: Contrareformatio), 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 from similar insights as, the Protestant Reformation. It was a comprehensive effort arising from the decrees of the Council of Trent.

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Location
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy
Artist
Paolo Veronese
Dimensions
169 cm × 137 cm (67 in × 54 in)
Medium
Oil on canvas
Year
1571

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related to General works · 95
Counter-Reformation → All That, Archiv, Arts, Bauer, Bavaria, Berkeley CA, Bireley, Brill, Butler's Lives, California Press, Cambridge, Catholic Church, Catholic Europe, Catholic Reform, Catholic Reformation, Catholicism, Centre, Church, Counter Reformation, Counter Reformation Propaganda
related to Bohemia and Austria · 40
Counter-Reformation → Among, Archbishop Andreas Rohracher, As, Austria, Birken, Bohemia, Bohemian Revolt, Brandenburg, Catharina Regina, Catholicism, Defeated, Emperor Rudolf II, German, German Baroque, Greiffenberg, Habsburg, His, In, Johann Wilhelm, Joseph II
related to Germany · 23
Counter-Reformation → Brethren, Central Germany, County, During, Exulantenstädte, Flanders, French Huguenots, Freudenstadt, Germany, Glückstadt, Happy Town, Joy Town, Lower Rhine, Most, Poland, Protestant, Protestants, Rhineland, Schmalkaldic War, Silesia
related to Areas affected · 20
Counter-Reformation → Austria, Belgium, Bohemia, Catholics, Christian, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Habsburgs, Hungary, It, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Protestant, Protestantism, Slovenia, Spanish Netherlands, The Counter-Reformation
related to Baroque art · 19
Counter-Reformation → Any, Baroque, Bernini, Catholic, Catholicism, Catholicism's, Christ's, Europe, Flanders, In, Peter Paul Rubens, Protestant, Rome, The, The Catholic Church, The Council, This, Trent, Virgin Mary
related to Historiography · 19
Counter-Reformation → Archiv, Belgian, Bradshaw, Brendan, Catholic Reformation, Dutch Post-war Historiography, Guido, History Today, Italian Historiography, Marnef, Menchi, Netherlands, Protestant, Reformation, Reformationsgeschichte, Silvana Seidel, The Age, The Reformation, Vol
related to Nova ordinantia ecclesiastica · 14
Counter-Reformation → Charles, Collegium, During, Jesuit Laurentius Nicolai, John III, Liturgia Svecanæ Ecclesiæ, Liturgical Struggle, Missio Suetica, Nova, Red Book, Stockholmense, Sweden, The, This
related to Church music · 13
Counter-Reformation → Church, Council, Counter-Reformation's, Creed, Fueling, However, Mass, Paris, Several, The, The Catholic Church, The Council, Trent
related to Council of Trent · 12
Counter-Reformation → Catholic Faith, Council, Epistle, It, James, Mass, Pope Paul III, Pope Pius, Protestants, The, Trent, Tridentine Mass
related to Terminology · 8
Counter-Reformation → Catholic, German, German Gegenreformation, Leopold, Protestant, Ranke, Reformation, The

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Counter-ReformationArtistPaolo Veronese1.00infobox
Counter-ReformationDimensions169 cm × 137 cm (67 in × 54 in)1.00infobox
Counter-ReformationLocationGallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy1.00infobox
Counter-ReformationMediumOil on canvas1.00infobox
Counter-ReformationYear15711.00infobox
Swedeninstance ofIt also involved political activities and used the regional Inquisitions.A primary emphasis of the Counter-Reformation was a mission to reach parts of the world that had been co…0.80text
England that once were Catholic from the time of the Christianisation of Europeinstance ofIt also involved political activities and used the regional Inquisitions.A primary emphasis of the Counter-Reformation was a mission to reach parts of the world that had been co…0.80text
but had been lost to the Reformationinstance ofIt also involved political activities and used the regional Inquisitions.A primary emphasis of the Counter-Reformation was a mission to reach parts of the world that had been co…0.80text
the sacramentsinstance ofVarious Counter-Reformation theologians focused only on defending doctrinal positions0.80text
pious practices that were attacked by the Protestant reformers up to the Second Vatican Councilinstance ofVarious Counter-Reformation theologians focused only on defending doctrinal positions0.80text
Catherine of Bolognainstance ofthe examples of nascent saints0.80text
Antoninus of Florenceinstance ofthe examples of nascent saints0.80text

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