A report on Counter-Reformation
The period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation, also known as the Protestant Revolution.
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Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
1 linksHoly Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608).
Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608).
When the papacy instigated the Counter-Reformation, using agents sent to his court, Rudolf backed those whom he thought were the most neutral in the debate, not taking a side or trying to effect restraint, thus leading to political chaos and threatening to provoke civil war.
Sigismund III Vasa
3 linksSigismund III Vasa (Zygmunt III Waza, Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632
Sigismund III Vasa (Zygmunt III Waza, Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632
He suppressed internal opposition, strengthened Catholic influence and granted privileges to the Jesuits, whom he employed as advisors and spies during the Counter-Reformation.
Pope Sixtus V
3 linksHead of the Catholic Church from 24 April 1585 to his death.
Head of the Catholic Church from 24 April 1585 to his death.
He is recognized as a significant figure of the Counter-Reformation.
Salzburg Protestants
0 linksThe Salzburg Protestants (Salzburger Exulanten) were Protestant refugees who had lived in the Catholic Archbishopric of Salzburg until the 18th century.
The Salzburg Protestants (Salzburger Exulanten) were Protestant refugees who had lived in the Catholic Archbishopric of Salzburg until the 18th century.
Counter-Reformation measures were already taken by Wellenburg himself, but also by his successors, such as Wolf Dietrich Raitenau and Mark Sittich von Hohenems.
Vulgate
2 linksLate-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible.
Late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible.
After the Reformation, when the Catholic Church strove to counter Protestantism and refute its doctrines, the Vulgate was declared at the Council of Trent to "be, in public lectures, disputations, sermons and expositions, held as authentic; and that no one is to dare, or presume to reject it under any pretext whatever."
History of Belgium
0 linksIntertwined with those of its neighbors: the Netherlands, Germany, France and Luxembourg.
Intertwined with those of its neighbors: the Netherlands, Germany, France and Luxembourg.
They became the mobilising forces of a popular Counter-Reformation in the South, thereby facilitating the eventual emergence of the state of Belgium.
Slovenia
2 linksCountry in Central Europe.
Country in Central Europe.
Protestantism was extinguished in the Counter-Reformation implemented by the Habsburg dynasty, which controlled the region.
Discalced Augustinians
0 linksMendicant order that branched off from the Order of Saint Augustine as a reform movement.
Mendicant order that branched off from the Order of Saint Augustine as a reform movement.
During the Counter-Reformation, there was a special interest among the Augustinian friars in the theological debates of the day, as well as a need to return to the roots of their way of life.
Joannes Molanus
0 linksJoannes Molanus (1533–1585), often cited simply as Molanus, is the Latinized name of Jan Vermeulen or Van der Meulen, an influential Counter Reformation Catholic theologian of Louvain University, where he was Professor of Theology, and Rector from 1578.
History of the Netherlands
0 linksHistory of seafaring people thriving in the lowland river delta on the North Sea in northwestern Europe.
History of seafaring people thriving in the lowland river delta on the North Sea in northwestern Europe.
His successful campaign gave the Catholics control of the lower half of the Low Countries, and was part of the Catholic Counter-Reformation.