catholic counter-reformation
The Catholic Counter-Reformation refers to the efforts undertaken by the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and 17th centuries to respond to the Protestant Reformation, primarily through the implementation of reforms and measures aimed at strengthening and reaffirming Catholic doctrine, practices, and influence.
Requires login.
Related Concepts (2)
Similar Concepts
- anti-catholicism
- catholic catechism
- catholic church
- catholic theology
- catholicism
- protestant catechism
- protestant reformation
- protestant reformation and its impact
- reformation
- reformation and challenges to church authority
- reformation churches
- reformation movements
- reformation wars
- reformations and counter-reformations
- reforms in the church