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Catholic Reformers

Catholic Reformers. By: Sarah Weiss and Alysa Zaukas. Teresa de Avila. What Happened ? Ran away to a convent in 1536 after father opposed her plan to become a nun

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Catholic Reformers

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  1. Catholic Reformers By: Sarah Weiss and Alysa Zaukas

  2. Teresa de Avila What Happened? • Ran away to a convent in 1536 after father opposed her plan to become a nun • Since she felt that the practices were too easy, she made some of her own more strict rules regarding fasting, prayer and sleep • Eventually the church gave her permission to reform the Carmelite order • She inspired many future protestants to remain in the church • Born in Spain in 1515 • These events showed religious conflict throughout Europe because: she thought that the practices were too simple, so she decided to make them more challenging

  3. Francis of Sales What Happened? • Worked to regain the district of Savoy • had become a large Calvinist worshiper • because of his mission, a large part of the Calvinist population became Catholic again • later, he founded a religious teaching order for women • These events showed religious conflict throughout Europe because: Due to his mission, a lot of the Calvinists went back to being Catholic.

  4. Charles Borromeo What Happened? • Archbishop of Milan from 1560-1584 • Built a new school for the priests education • Helped carry out the reforms decreed by the Council of Trent • These events showed religious separation throughout Europe because: He helped carry out the reforms decreed by the Council of Trent. Due to this, he built a new school for the priests.

  5. Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_of_%C3%81vila (Teresa de Avila) • http://www.nndb.com/people/699/000094417/ (Francis of Sales) • http://www.scborromeo.org/saints/borromeo.htm (Charles Borromeo)

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