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Council of Trent

Why was the Council of Trent adjourned again in 1552?

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Painting by Nicolo Dorigati showing the opening session of the Council of Trent, with clergy in white robes seated in a grand cathedral and an altar at the center. — Council of Trent Opening session of the Council of Trent in 1545, depicted by Nicolò Dorigati, 1711; in the Museo Diocesano Tridentino, Trento, Italy.

The second period of the Council of Trent was adjourned in 1552 because of military events that forced the suspension of the council.1