COUNTER REFORMATION 1530s-1648 The Catholic Church’s Response

COUNTER REFORMATION = S ociety of Jesus or Jesuits (missionaries) I nquisition (Church court to punish Protestant heretics) N o more indulgences S top the spread of Protestantism:

THE INQUISITION: Courts set up to stop ____________________________________. Purpose was to punish ______________, who were people ________________________________________________________. Reorganized in the year ___________ by _______________________. Used four methods to discourage those who went against the Church: ___________________ In addition to Protestants, _____________ and _____________ were also tried. If found guilty, heretics were either ______________ or ____________. HERESY is _______________________________________________.

THE INDEX: The Index was a list of books that _____________ person wasn’t Publeshed in___________ by ________________. The Index was divided into 3 parts:

Council of Trent ( ) Pope Paul III brought church leaders together in Trent to resolve some of the questions.

REFORMING ORDERS: Groups of missionaries begun by Catholics who believed it was important to ____________________________________________. Most important group was the _____________________________________ Priests were known as ____________________. Founded in the year _____________ by _______________________________ Very successful in stopping Protestantism because of their dedication to: ______________________________

Stop the spread of Protestantism Peace of Augsburg in 1555 –Set aside Catholic Europe and Lutheran Europe Officially recognized the Lutheran church and allowed Protestant princes to pick the religion of their subjects Whose the land, gives the religion.

Stop the spread of Protestantism continued Peace of Westphalia in 1648 –Ended 30 years of war between Catholics and Protestants (30 Years’ War) –Set boundaries between Catholic and Protestant countries

Baroque Art – Italy, Flanders (Flemish)/North Germany, Spain, France The name is derived from Baroque pearls –pearls with unusual, odd shapes Compared to Renaissance art, it was considered to be –“over-dramatic” – The architecture, “overly decorated”. Gigantic religious works to display their faith’s and to overwhelm and attract new worshippers