RELIGION

By. Sadie Crawford, Raeanne Telesco, and Adam Zawadzki

Catholic Reformation

It was time for the Church to come to a deeper understanding of herself

Beginning in 1545 about forty bishops met over eighteen years to examine Catholic beliefs and traditions

Saints helped the reform take place

A Teacher St. Charles Borromeo played a major role in the council, and after the council was over, he made sure that its work would not be lost

He worked tirelessly to see that the liturgy was restored and that the poor and the sick were cared for

He established seminaries in his diocese so that priests would be educated for their ministry

A Mystic

A mystic is someone who was granted an experience of direct union with God

Teresa of Jesus became a Carmelite sister at age twenty

Teresa devoted her entire life to prayer and penance for Christ

In 1970 she received the title Doctor of the Church

Martyrs for Truth

St. Thomas Moore and St. John Fisher defended the truths of the faith in England

St. Thomas was chancellor of England under King Henry VIII

Bishop Fisher had written eight books against heresy

World Missionaries St. Ignatius of Loyola was

a proud adventurous soldier in Spain

He was a Jesuit that taught, wrote and advised kings and popes

St. Francis Wavier was a Jesuit that carried the Gospel to India and Japan

St. Peter Claver brought relief to African slaves

Bibliography

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