The Counter-Reformation and Berninis Cornaro Chapel - 550 Words

Boxing Teresa: The Counter-Reformation and Berninis Cornaro Chapel (Essay Sample) Content: Studentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬s nameProfessorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬s nameCourseDateBoxing Teresa: The Counter-Reformation and Berninià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬s Cornaro ChapelIntroductionAccording to the author of this particular article, the Protestants forged a weapon against the Catholic Church. This weapon was based on accusations of idolatry. Therefore, as soon as the Catholic Church gave up on the attempt to compromise with the Protestant church, it went to a course that would ensure the strengthening methods of defiance and doctrines in the church which would include underpinning the foundations of religious art to prove that sacred religious images were indeed a means to salvation and an incitement to piety. Five facts through which the author builds this articles argument include the fact that Teresa was one of the newest Saints to the church, Teresaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬s story was still literary fresh since she had only been canonized in the year 1622, She had founded the Discalced reform of the Carmelite order, Cornaroà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬s connection with the Discalced Carmelites was strong and well established, and Cornaro was deeply involved in the counter-reformation. What I find very difficult to understand in Bilinkoffs argument is that Teresaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬s reforms of the Carmelite order encouraged and promoted poverty. However, they encouraged autonomy and a direct experience of God. This article has been published in the womenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬s art journal mainly because it critically analyzes Teresa, a woman, whose reforms greatly influenced the reforms in the Catholic Church especially in religious art....