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Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent

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Divinity Atlas. "Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/canons-and-decrees-of-the-council-of-trent.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/canons-and-decrees-of-the-council-of-trent

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-canons-and-decrees-of-the-council-of-tre,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/canons-and-decrees-of-the-council-of-trent},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

This is a primary conciliar text, the Council of Trent's own 1547 and 1563 decrees on the sacraments and on the veneration of saints and images, issued by the Catholic Church's own ecumenical council in its own name and carried here as a custodian source. It is authoritative for exactly what the council defined at those sessions, checkable against the text itself, not for how any specific modern Catholic diocese or parish applies those decrees in practice today, which is a separate and evolving question. Its standing here rests on being the primary record of the council's own formal action, not on any outside confirmation that the doctrine defined is correct. Use it to establish what Trent itself decreed on the sacraments or on images and saints; a claim about current practice needs a current source alongside it.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

A primary conciliar text, the Catholic Church's own 1547 and 1563 decrees on the sacraments and on the veneration of saints and images, carried as a custodian source; authoritative for what the council itself defined, not for how any modern diocese applies it.

Notes

The 1547 session on the sacraments and the 1563 session on the veneration of saints and images.

Citation

Author

Council of Trent

Publication Year

1563

URL

https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/creeds2.v.i.i.html

Source Type

primary-text

Custodian

Custodian Source

Yes

Custodian Body

Council of Trent

Custodian Basis

Issued by an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church in its own name. Authoritative for what the Church defined; it is not independent evidence about the matter defined.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Trent

This source names Trent directly: "primary conciliar text, the Council of Trent's own 1547 and 1563 decrees on the sacraments and on the veneration of saints and images, issued by the Catholic Church's own ecumenical council in its..."

Source Canons and Decrees of the Council of TrentCouncil of Trentthe holders' own account

Claims Backed By This Source (175 claims)

This source backs 175 claims across the atlas. As facts: 82 well-attested. As cited relationships: 45 holds, 1 connected, 3 rejected Here, 1 held Differently. Plus 43 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Scriptures & Texts, 51 claims: 10 well-attested, 30 holds, 11 general references.
Doctrines, 38 claims: 21 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 rejected Here, 1 held Differently, 11 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 21 claims: 14 well-attested, 7 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 11 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds, 3 general references.
Sources, 11 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 holds.
Articles, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Religious Organization & Structure, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Figures, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 general references.
Realms, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Creeds & Confessions, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Rituals, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Cities, 3 claims: 2 holds, 1 general references.
Councils and Synods, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Denominations, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Practices, 1 claims: 1 general references.