Concilio de Trento - History Lab

Memorial of some points on the Council of Trent

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:58 +0000

Throughout the 16th century, the Hispanic Monarchy had a notable representation during the twenty-five sessions of the Council of Trent (1545-1563), being particularly led by Jesuits from 1551. Among the objectives of this ecumenical council, the interest in defining Catholic doctrine and condemning the heresy of the Reformation should be highlighted. The historical significance of the Council is due to the definition of the Catholic Church’s doctrine on Sacred Scripture, Tradition, the Sacraments and celibacy, the confirmation of papal authority, etc. In short, the Council determined the dogmatic, liturgical and ethical norms of the Catholic Church.

The post Memorial of some points on the Council of Trent first appeared on History Lab.

What was decreed at the Council of Trent

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:58 +0000

The post What was decreed at the Council of Trent first appeared on History Lab.

Bull of Pius IV on the Council of Trent

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:58 +0000

The post Bull of Pius IV on the Council of Trent first appeared on History Lab.

Main facade of Murcia Cathedral

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:14 +0000

The façade of Murcia Cathedral, an exceptional work of universal Baroque, was built between 1736 and 1751 under the direction of the architect and sculptor Jaime Bort. It was conceived as a stone altarpiece with two sections and three streets in which to exalt the magnificence of the Virgin Mary and the antiquity and glories of the Diocese of Cartagena, through saints and symbols linked to the Kingdom of Murcia. The façade synthesises the guidelines that emanated from the Council of Trent to combat the Lutheran Reformation. Thus began an attitude whereby images became a means of “indoctrination” in the original sense of the word, i.e. a set of actions that served to popularise a religious doctrine. When Trent stipulated that one of the guidelines for the religious apostolate was the veneration of religious images, especially of the Virgin and the saints, as well as relics, the foundations of Baroque art were also laid, the aim of which was to attract the common man to the Catholic faith. The façade of Murcia Cathedral is a magnificent expression of this aim.

The post Main facade of Murcia Cathedral first appeared on History Lab.

Encomienda of women abducted or manifested by marriage in the Diocese of Zaragoza (1700-1810)

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:56 +0000

At the beginning of modernity, and after the Council of Trent (1545-1563), the Church considered that Catholic marriages were based on the freedom of choice of the contracting parties. In effect, the marriage union was to be ratified by the man and the woman without coercion and under their own motivation. However, acceptance could be, and often was, conditioned by the family environment. The promulgation of the canon law of freedom of marriage was accompanied by legal remedies which, under ecclesiastical protection, made it possible for a woman engaged to a man to run away from home in order to marry against the wishes of her parents: this was “kidnapping”. This resource was used in Spain to extract the bride and groom safely. For this purpose, while waiting for the union under the altar, the woman was taken to another place for the protection of her decision. The resource shows the encomiendas of women “abducted”, or manifested by word of marriage, in the Diocese of Saragossa between 1700 and 1810. The main place to which they turned was to households of equal honour and social status to the abductee’s natural family (61% of cases); followed by the protection of local authorities (26%), religious institutions or the home of “honourable widows” (3% in both cases), or other relatives (3%). what did the parents do about the abduction? Of the 233 cases analysed, 3% were resolved by forced return to the parental home, 2% by infra-judicial arrangements and a remarkable 95% by marriage consolidation of the abducted maiden.

The post Encomienda of women abducted or manifested by marriage in the Diocese of Zaragoza (1700-1810) first appeared on History Lab.

Geographical origin of the seminarians of San Pelagio (Cordoba, 17th century)

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:48 +0000

Session XXIII of the Council of Trent (1545-1563) agreed to the creation of centres dedicated exclusively to priestly formation. The centres were to be controlled by the bishops of each diocese and the financial endowment was to come from episcopal and capitular revenues. The loss of income on the part of the diocesan councils, and the opposition of the existing colleges and universities that also trained the clergy, meant that the new seminaries were only slightly established. In the case of the diocese of Cordoba, the Seminary of San Pelagio was established between 1583 and 1600. Where did the new seminarians come from? Of the 352 students that the institution had in the 17th century, the vast majority, 315, were born in the diocese and province of Cordoba (89.49%), followed by the towns also belonging to the bishopric of Cordoba, but not to the civil province (23, 6.54%). A further 13 pupils (3.69%) were born in neither the jurisdiction of the bishopric nor the civil province of Cordoba, and only 1 pupil (0.28%) was from a town in the province, but whose ecclesiastical jurisdiction differed. By origin, the vast majority came from rural areas (294 pupils, 86.73%), and 13.27% were from the city of Cordoba. The author notes that, although the capital of Córdoba accounted for 13.27% of the total, the 45 pupils from that city constituted the largest number of pupils from the same nucleus, followed by rural areas such as Castro del Río (21) and Pozoblanco (18).

The post Geographical origin of the seminarians of San Pelagio (Cordoba, 17th century) first appeared on History Lab.