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Abstract

The General Council called to Trent (1545-63) by Pope Paul III (1468-1549) was charged with defining the Catholic beliefs contested by the Protestants and with instituting a general reform of the clergy and the laity. The bishops, in conjunction with theologians and diplomats, formulated the program that guided Catholic reform during the next 150 years.

Council of Trent (mid-17th century)

  • Jean Gilles Berizzi

Source

Source: General assembly of the Council of Trent in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, unknown artist, oil on canvas, mid-17th century. Museo del Palazzo del Buonconsiglio, Trent, https://www.buonconsiglio.it/en/explore/pittura/#/dettaglio/c174e3f1-3827-408d-95b6-f8ac58367faa

Museo del Palazzo del Buonconsiglio, Trento

Council of Trent (mid-17th century), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/from-the-reformations-to-the-thirty-years-war-1500-1648/ghdi:image-3327> [March 28, 2025].