The mid-sixteenth century marked the start of the Counter- Reformation. Earlier in this century, Spain had been a place of religious tolerance. The Protestant Reformation had swept the nation with scandal. The spanish monarchy, under the leadership of Ferdinand and Isabella, sought to improve the …show more content…
He corrected the church’s corruption. The moral laxity in the hierarchy and misconduct within the monasteries were corrected which reconnected the church with its spirituality. Jimenez believed in education being an element of salvation. Education of the younger people in the church could eliminate the issues that he had just worked so hard to correct. He founded the University of Alcala which would become a prominent center of learning. Jimenez gave the church structure in Spain while keeping it in accordance with Rome. He defined Spain as an example for Counter- Reform. The Counter- Reform inspired more than just Jimenez. Saint Ignatius Loyola was also involved with recentering the church’s focus. Loyola was a soldier for Christ. He kept the military ideals and applied them to the Jesuit missionary which he founded. The jesuit missionary, or the company of Jesus was involved with the education process. They worked as teachers and trained seminarians to expel corruption from the clergy and keep them pure. The changes that had been made to strengthen the church were memorialized by the Council of