Saint Teresa of Ávilla, 1515-1582, reportedly a writer, poet and mystic became a carmelite nun. The carmelites were ascetics of mixed gender who adhered to a life of poverty, often travelling or living in urban areas.
Teresa was said to be instrumental in the catholic reformation, a response to the protestant reformation. It began with the council of Trent or Trento, 1545-1563 which according to documentation consisted of seventeen decrees on disputed aspects of the catholic church, which disassociated from protestantism in areas such as scripture; the catholic bible includes books not regarded by the jewish or protestant faith as sacred. Reportedly Luther called them the apocrypha. The Trent decrees included traditions such as the creed and other Christian prayers, the sacraments and saints. When passed away saints were often missed for their friendly nature, and canonised in remembrance.
Reportedly, the catholic reformation was innitiated to address the effects of the protestant reformation which began with Martin Luther, and ended with the conclusion of the religious wars in europe in 1648. Eighty million people lost their lives. The peace of Westphalia ended the wars, and Westphalian sovereignty was the documented reference to the inviobility of state sovereignty and the importance of non-interference in matters of state. Charles V abdicated. Catholic France reportedly allied with protestants against Charles V, a Habsburg. The dynasty, most influential, split into parallel branches many times, reportedly most consequentially in Spain and Austria during the 16th Century.