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| a term given to the efforts of those who, during the Protestant Reformation, were loyal to the Pope and supportive of the customary practices of the Roman Catholic Church in order to counter the teachings and practices of the Protestant reformers |
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| a term given to the fforts of those Roman Catholics who wanted to bring about the internal rebirth of Catholic sensibility - in theology, spirituality, religious piety, and morality - in the sixteenth century, during the time of the Protestant Reformation. |
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| a single Bible in which the text was presented in several languages. Polyglot Bibles were especially popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries |
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| groups of clergy who banded together for the purpose of prayer meditation, and mutual support as they participated in discussions about how they might reform the church |
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| also knkown as the Jesuits, this religious order was founded by Ignatius of Loyola. Dedicated to the service of the pope, they played an important role in the Catholic Reformation both as missionaries and teachers |
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| founder of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits |
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| developed by Ignatious of Loyola, this month-long spiritual examination allows the individual to participate in the drama of sin and salvation, leading to a turning over of everything, especially the will, to obedience to one's religious superior, to the teachings of the church and its traditions, for the spread of the faith. |
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| a reform branch of the Franciscan movement, this religious order was officially recognized in 1528 during the Catholic Reformation. |
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| originally, the cardinals were local Roman clergy who assisted the pope in his work as bishop of Rome |
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| declared by Roman Catholics to be an ecumenical council, this church council met over a period of eighteen years to address doctrinal and practical issues of reform, both within the Catholic Church and in response to the Protestant Reformation |
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| a Latin translation of the Bible, containing also the books of the apocrypha, widely used in the West at least from the sixth century and declared by the Council of Trent to be the only authoritative translation of the Bible |
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| a prayer book containing the Liturgy of the Hours, the official prayer of the church, regularly prayed by priests, monks, and religious sisters. It is composed of psalms and readings from the Bible and other religious literature |
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| a school of theology especially designed for the training of priests |
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| a Spanish mystic and founder of the Discalced Carmelites |
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| a follower of Teresa of Avila, the co-founder of the Discalced Carmelites, a reform branch of the Carmelite order, and a Spanish mystic. |
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| a reform branch of the Carmelite order founded by Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross. The term discalced means unshod referring to the sprirtual practice of going barefoot in order to fulfill Jesus' mandate to provide themselves with nothing for the journey, not even sandals for their feet |
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| an ornate style of art and architecture that was especially poplilar in Roman Catholic atrists during the Catholic Reformation. The Baroque style was designed to dramatically illustrate the truths of Catholic orthodoxy but also to involve the viewer in the experience of faith by appealing to their emotions and overwhelming them with a sense of awe |
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