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Historical Survey of the Council of Trent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2023

Nelson H. Minnich
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Catholic University of America, Washington DC
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The introductory chapter surveys the events that led to the convocation of the Council of Trent and summarizes what was accomplished at each of its twenty-five sessions. It also recounts how its was formally approved, its decrees published, their interpretation and implementation entrusted to the Congregation of the Council, and its legislation promulgated by provincial councils. How the council has been remembered by historians and its records made available is also traced.

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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Nelson H. Minnich, Catholic University of America, Washington DC
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
  • Online publication: 02 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108590280.001
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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Nelson H. Minnich, Catholic University of America, Washington DC
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
  • Online publication: 02 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108590280.001
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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Nelson H. Minnich, Catholic University of America, Washington DC
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
  • Online publication: 02 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108590280.001
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