Council of Trent
Also known as The Council of Trent, Tridentine council, Trento council, Trent council, General Council of Trent
19th Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church
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The Council of Trent was a major meeting of the Catholic Church held in the 16th century that brought together church leaders to address theological issues and internal practices. It matters because its decisions significantly shaped Catholic doctrine and reform, influencing the church's response to Protestant challenges of that era.
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- 1563-02-21
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- Council of Trent
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- 1545-12-13
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- Concilio di Trento
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The Council of Trent (Latin: Concilium Tridentinum), held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent (or Trento), in northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation at the time, it has been described as the "most impressive embodiment of the ideals of the Counter-Reformation." It was the last time a Catholic ecumenical council was organized outside the city of Rome, and the second time a council was convened in the territory of the Holy Roman Empire (the first being the Council of Constance).
The Council issued key statements and clarifications of the Church's doctrine and teachings, including scripture, the biblical canon, sacred tradition, original sin, justification, salvation, the sacraments, the Mass, and the veneration of saints and also issued condemnations of what it defined to be heresies committed by proponents of Protestantism. The consequences of the council were also significant with regard to the Church's liturgy and censorship.