Religious Reforms: The Catholic Counter-Reformation

🔑 The Catholic Church responded to the challenge of Protestantism by creating a strong Counter-Reformation.

🏛️ Pope Paul III took charge of the reform and hired the best people to address the issues within the Church.

💡 The Catholic Reformation had a significant impact on Europe and the world.

🔑 The Catholic Church undertook reforms during the Counter-Reformation period.

💡 The Council of Trent was assembled to stop the Protestant momentum.

⚖️ The Council of Trent made several pronouncements to strengthen Catholic doctrine.

📚 The Catholic Church created the Papal Index and regulated marriages to strengthen its power.

🤝 Ignatius of Loyola and the Jesuits played a key role in the Counter-Reformation by organizing like an army and founding schools.

🎓 The Jesuit schools combined humanistic education with religious instruction to revitalize Catholic theology.

📚 The Jesuits emphasized education and spread Catholicism globally, making it a world religion.

🌍 They established global relationships, adapted strategies, and converted thousands in different parts of the world.

🏭 The Jesuits not only spread religion but also contributed to Eurocentric globalization through their reports and knowledge sharing.

The Catholic Counter-Reformation aimed to spread Catholicism and advance commercial and agricultural development.

Saint Teresa of Avila played a significant role in intensifying Catholic devotions and promoting strict religious practices.

The Council of Trent emphasized the use of art to evoke emotions and convey the power and majesty of the divine.

🎨 The Counter-Reformation embraced baroque style in religious art, emphasizing the majesty of the divine.

🎶 Baroque music expressed complexity and religious awe through the use of counterpoint and thunderous chords.

🖌️ Artemisia Gentileschi used the baroque style to convey emotions and seek revenge through her paintings.

Between the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, people confronted major issues of Faith, the divine, and human conduct.

The religious upheavals also focused on education and the definition of an effective human life.

Catholicism and organized religion play a significant role in people's lives.