Movement initiated by the Catholic Church at the Council of Trent (154563) to counter the spread of the
Reformation. Extending into the 17th century, its dominant forces included the rise of the
Jesuits as an educating and missionary group and the deployment of the Spanish
Inquisition in Europe and the Americas. See also Germany: history 15191815,
impact of the Counter-Reformation.
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