Catholic Revival in the Age of the Baroque
Subtitle: Religious Identity in Southwest Germany, 15501750 (New Studies in European History)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 21, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780521036924
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; History of religion; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; c 1600 to c 1700; History; History - General History; History: World; Germany; Christianity - Catholic; Europe - General; Catholic Church--Germany, Southern--History--; Catholic Church--Germany, Southern--History--16th century; History / Europe / General; History : Europe - General; Religion / Catholicism
First sentence: Southwest Germany, like the rest of Catholic Europe, experienced the Counter-Reformation in the form of measures taken by both the Church and Catholic states to combat the spread of Protestantism.