page_title: History of the Catholic Church in France
section_title: Impact of the Council of Trent
hierarchical_section_title: History of the Catholic Church in France / Louis XIV and the rule of Gallicanism / Catholic awakening under Louis XIV / Impact of the Council of Trent
caption_attribution_description: Council of Trent in Santa Maria Maggiore church
context_page_description: The history of the Catholic Church in France is inseparable from the history of France, and should be analyzed in its peculiar relationship with the State, with which it was progressively confused, confronted, and separated.
context_section_description: The 17th century in France was par excellence a century of Catholic awakening. A number of bishops set about reforming their diocese according to the rules laid down by the Council of Trent, though its decrees did not run officially in France. The example of Italy bore fruit all over the country. Cardinal de la Rochefoucauld, Bishop of Claremont and afterwards of Senlis, had made the acquaintance of St. Charles Borromeo. Francis Taurugi, a companion of St. Philip Neri, was archbishop of Avignon. St. Francis de Sales Christianized lay society by his Introduction to the Devout Life, which he wrote at the request of Henry IV. Cardinal de Bérulle and his disciple de Condren founded the Oratory. St. Vincent de Paul, in founding the Priests of the Mission, and M. Olier, in founding the Sulpicians, prepared the uplifting of the secular clergy and the development of the grands séminaires.
caption: The Council of Trent in Santa Maria Maggiore church had a great impact in the renewal of the Catholic faith in France; Museo Diocesiano Tridentino, Trento.
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