1. Counter Reformation

2. Counter Reformation
Objectives: Students will discuss and analyze how Catholics at all levels recognized the need for reform in the church. Evaluate how reform work turned back the tide of Protestantism in some areas and renewed the zeal of Catholics everywhere.
Terms: Counter-Reformation, Savonarola, Bonfire of Vanities, Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola, Council of Trent, Inquisition
Guiding Questions: 1. What reforms were made in the Catholic Church? 2. What were the religious and social effects of the Counter-Reformation?

3. Lesson #10-Counter Reformation
Agenda: Bellwork, CR Notes, Exit Ticket, Renaissance and Reformation Timeline
Bellwork: Begin a new section of notes titled “Counter Reformation” and write down the following terms and answer the question below:
Counter-Reformation, Savonarola, Bonfire of Vanities, Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola, Council of Trent, Inquisition
Based on what you know about the CC and the Protestant Reformation, create a “TO DO” list for the CC.

4. Reforms made by the Catholic Church

5. Counter-Reformation-a response to the PR, a reform movement WITHIN the Catholic church.
In the 1400s, Girolamo Savonarola preached in Florence that churches should melt down their gold and silver to feed the poor in what was called the Bonfire of Vanities. Savonarola is eventually executed.
Ignatius of Loyola, a former Spanish soldier, founded the Society of Jesus or Jesuits, who focused on spirituality and service. Loyola ran the Jesuits like a military organization, establishing missions, schools and universities. By 1700, the Jesuits operated 769 colleges and universities.

7. In 1545, Pope Paul III called the Council of Trent
In 1545, Pope Paul III called the Council of Trent. The council met over the next 18 years, addressing the problems of the Church.
Church leaders build new schools, work to convert Protestants, and develop new orders to put the reforms in place.
The Inquisition, a new CC court begun to counter the Reformation. Protestants, Jews, gypsies, people accused of witchcraft, and others breaking the law were subject to harsh torture and execution, specifically in Spain.

8. Religious and Social Effects

9. Religious
Social
Renewed zeal for Catholic faith.
Continue and increased fighting.
New protestant factions, many disagreeing with each other.
Forced conversions for Jews and Muslims in Iberian peninsula, or exile.
Jews forced into ghettos in other parts of Europe.
Witch hunts-mostly poor women.
Nationalism/Creation of independent states and nations.
Merchants and rulers want less Church involvement.
Separation of church and state as power of church decreases.

11. Lesson #10-CR Exit Ticket
What reforms were made in the Catholic Church?
What were some of the religious and social effects of the Counter-Reformation?

12. Renaissance and Reformation Timeline