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Religious Reorganization Of The Spanish Netherlands
The religious reorganization of the Spanish Netherlands refers to the implementation of Catholic Church, Catholic policies by religious and civil authorities in the Spanish Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Principality of Liège as part of the Catholic Reformation following the Council of Trent. Central to this process was the establishment of a Establishment of new dioceses in the Spanish Netherlands, initiated by papal bulls in 1559 and 1561 at the request of Philip II of Spain, Philip II. Nineteen dioceses replaced the previous five to enhance the independence of local religious authorities from neighboring states such as Kingdom of France, France and to position bishops closer to their clergy, improving the effectiveness of their evangelical mission. These bishops faced two main challenges: countering Reformed Christianity, Calvinist Iconoclasm, iconoclastic violence in the Seventeen Provinces and implementing the decrees of the Council of Trent, which concluded ...
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