1. Ch. 12-3 Notes The Catholic Reformation

2. 1. The Catholic Reformation  The effort to reform the Catholic Church from within  also called the Counter- Reformation  The leaders of the church in Spain worked to stop the spread of Protestantism.

3. 2. Why was Spain still Catholic?  Kicked out all Muslims and Jews  Spanish Inquisition- left people afraid to oppose the church

4. 3. Catholic Reforms 1. New orders:  Jesuits-started by Ignatius of Loyola  created to serve the pope and the church-they were set up like an army. They taught Catholic education to boys.  Ursuline Order-taught girls 2. Council of Trent  Catholic leaders met together to discuss ways to reform the Catholic Church.

5. 4. Catholic Missionaries  Missionaries were people whose goal was to take Catholic teachings around the world.  Many of the new Catholic missionaries were Jesuits. These priests went to Africa and Asia to spread Catholicism.  Missionaries converted millions of people, and through their work the effects of the Catholic Reformation reached far beyond Europe.