Counter-Reformation
Catholic political and religious response to the Protestant Reformation and earlier reformism
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Summary
Counter-Reformation is a religious controversy[1]. Counter-Reformation draws 7,582 Wikipedia views per month (religious controversy category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: social movement[3], doctrine[4], Reformism (historical)[5], religious revival[6]
- Location: Western Europe[7], Central Europe[8]
- Part of: Protestant Reformation[9], Catholicism[10], history of the Catholic Church[11]
- Commons category: Counter-Reformation[12]
- Inception: 1545[13]
- Start time: 1545[14]
- End time: 1648[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Counter-Reformation[16]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory[17], Vlastenský slovník historický[18], The Catholic Encyclopedia[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[20], Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[21]
- Partially coincident with: Catholic Reformation[22]
- Topic has template: Template:Counter-Reformation[23]
- Has immediate cause: Council of Trent[24]
- Has effect: Baroque[25], second scholasticism[26]
- In opposition to: Protestant Reformation[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
Why It Matters
Counter-Reformation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Counter-Reformation is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Counter-Reformation has been cited as an influence by baroque architecture[31], an architectural style[32], founded in 1600[33] and Baroque painting[34], a painting movement[35], founded in 1600[36].
FAQs
Who did Counter-Reformation influence?
Counter-Reformation has been cited as an influence by baroque architecture[31] and Baroque painting[34].