This long-awaited General Council of the Church was a meeting of church officials (including cardinals, papal legates, archbishops and bishops) at Trent (Trento) in the South Tyrol (now in northern Italy) and was to be the focal-point of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. It codified Catholic doctrine in response to the Protestant challenge, and enacted numerous reforms of administration and discipline.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Council of Trent". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=229, accessed 09 June 2026.]
