Tridentine Profession of Faith
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The Tridentine Profession of Faith is a formal Catholic creed formulated after the Council of Trent that clearly defines and reaffirms key doctrines in response to the Protestant Reformation.
Aliases (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic profession of faith
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creed → doctrinal formula → |
| affirmsDoctrine |
Catholic understanding of justification
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Catholic understanding of original sin → Catholic understanding of the sacraments as means of grace → authority of the Roman Pontiff → primacy of the Pope → sacraments of the Catholic Church → sacrifice of the Mass → teaching authority of the Catholic Church → tradition alongside Scripture → transubstantiation → veneration of relics → veneration of sacred images → veneration of the saints → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Professio fidei Tridentina
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Tridentine Creed → |
| basisOn |
decrees of the Council of Trent
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| doctrinalFocus |
Eucharist
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ecclesiology → revelation and tradition → sacraments → |
| function |
oath of fidelity to Catholic doctrine
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profession of Catholic faith before assuming office → |
| genre |
confessional document
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| geographicScope |
universal Catholic Church
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| historicalContext |
Counter-Reformation
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aftermath of the Council of Trent → |
| includes |
Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed as presupposed doctrinal background
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| language |
Latin
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| normativeStatus |
authoritative Catholic doctrinal statement
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| opposes |
Protestant Reformation doctrines
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sola fide → sola scriptura → |
| purpose |
to define Catholic doctrine in response to the Protestant Reformation
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to provide a clear standard of Catholic orthodoxy → to reaffirm traditional Catholic teachings → |
| relatedTo |
Council of Trent
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Roman Catechism → Tridentine Creed → |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
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Roman Catholicism → |
| theologicalOrientation |
Tridentine Catholicism
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anti-Protestant → |
| timePeriod |
post-Tridentine era
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| usedBy |
Catholic clergy
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Catholic converts from Protestantism → teachers of Catholic theology → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Tridentine Profession of Faith
("Professio fidei Tridentina")
→
Tridentine Profession of Faith ("Tridentine Creed") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Transubstantiation
("Decree on the Eucharist (Council of Trent)")
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affirmedInDocument |
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Quicunque vult
("Symbolum Quicunque vult")
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hasAlternativeName |
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Pope Pius IV
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Giovanni Angelo Medici
("Professio fidei Tridentina (Tridentine Creed)")
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Tridentine Profession of Faith
("Tridentine Creed")
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