Schism in the Stato da mar: the bishop of Padua and missions in Southeastern Europe
McNamara, CelesteORCID: 0000-0002-6105-9431
(2021)
Schism in the Stato da mar: the bishop of Padua and missions in Southeastern Europe.
In: Karer, Mojca ŽagarORCID: 0000-0001-5302-1663 and Šter, KatarinaORCID: 0000-0002-6665-8118, (eds.)
Historični seminar.
Historični seminar, 14
.
ZRC Sazu, Ljubljana, Slovenia, pp. 29-46.
ISBN 978-961-05-0544-0
The dedicated reforming bishop of the landlocked Italian diocese of Padua, Gregorio Barbarigo (1664-1697), looked beyond his borders to help missionary efforts, primarily in Southeastern Europe. This article argues that although the Council of Trent ignored Catholic missions, many reforming bishops saw spreading the faith as crucial to Catholic Reform.