The Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival) denotes the period of Catholic revival beginning with the Council of Trent (1545-1563) and ending at the close of the Thirty Years' War, 1648. The Counter-Reformation was a comprehensive effort, composed of five major elements: 1. * Doctrine 2. * Ecclesiastical or structural reconfiguration 3. * Religious orders 4. * Spiritual movements 5. * Political dimensions