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Believe: Counter Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site looks at the Catholic Counter-Reformation in General and in a more advanced view.
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Reformation Counter Reformation Beliefs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses how the Reformation and Counter-Reformation affected society. Even though it focuses mainly on religious belief, religion was the cornerstone of early modern European society.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Catechism for Parish Priests

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a primary source document of a catechism issued by the Council of Trent to Catholic priests to ensure their orthodoxy and prevent the spread of heresy.
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Hanover College

Hanover College: The Council of Trent

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Hanover College provides researchers with the official documents promulgated by the Council of Trent.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: St. Ignatius of Loyola

For Students 9th - 10th
The Medieval Source Book provides an excerpt from St. Ignatius' famous Spiritual Exercises. This site also has links to other sites related to this topic.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Master of Calamarca, Angel With Arquebus

For Students 9th - 10th
Guns, angels and fashion are three unexpected elements that co-exist in the Master of Calamarca's painting Archangel with Gun, Asiel Timor Dei. View pictures and read the history of this painting in this essay.
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Khan Academy: Cranach, Law and Gospel (Law and Grace)

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Law and the Gospel" is the single most influential image of the Lutheran Reformation. It represents Lucas Cranach's pictorial translation of Martin Luther's unique understanding of salvation. The painting interprets the roles of...
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Renaissance and Baroque Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Art of the Baroque period of the 17th century embodied a dynamic energy that mirrored the restless spirit of its age. In painting, dramatic images of faith driven by the Catholic Church's Counter-Reformation contrast with lively...
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Pbs: Medici, Godfathers of the Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Renaissance period and its cultural leaders, the Medici family. Take an interactive tour of Florence and use the interactive timeline to understand the course of the Renaissance through the centuries. Uses popups.
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Then Again: Web Chron: Ignatius Loyola Founds the Jesuit Order

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief article explaining the founding the Society of Jesus. Discusses the "vows taken by Loyola and his followers" as well as the work they did outside of the church.

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