"Reform of the church" is here obviously to be taken in a technical sense.

His reforms of the church and education alienated himself from the people.

He took interest in reforms of the church and monasteries.

Even at this point and well beyond it, however, opinions were sharply divided about what reform of the church really meant.

In part this position was also necessary, as otherwise there would have been no means to elicit or initiate reform of the church.

But on occasion they spoke of "reform of the church" and showed their concern for it.

He also strengthened aristocratic lordship and moved towards reform of the church.

Giorgi appeared as David's key ally in his reforms of the church and state machinery.

The Jesuits found their center in Christianitas, not "reform of the church."

It was created to overcome criticisms against the established church by enforcing a reform of the church.

Jesuit documents, consequently, never indicate "reform of the church" as a task of the Society.

John Chrysostom was born at Antioch around 347 and would fight for the reform of the church until his exile in 404.

There was also mention of reform of the church and royal government, particularly to do with banning foreigners from official positions.

He led Edgar's reforms of the church, known as the '10th-Century Reformation'.

He immediatelty initiated a reform of the church's constitution, emphasizing the need for autonomy and indigenization.

Thus he was able to propose to Pius II reform of the church, beginning with the pope himself.

This group decided that reform of the Church of England was hopeless and they would sever all ties.

Some LDS Church members have worked towards a liberal reform of the church.

Early Romanesque art appeared in Croatia at the beginning of the 11th century with the strong development of monasteries and reform of the church.

Only three years after his death Ottoman rule ended, and a great reform of the church in Bosnia and Herzegovina brought about a new freedom.

Their common aim was reform of the church and religious life, so the liturgy in Lutheran Cellar was most probably conducted in both languages.

In an age in which political, intellectual, and religious leaders consistently and vociferously demanded "reform of the church," the Jesuits spoke of it seldom.

In Frederick's propaganda we find, for the first time, the assertion that the monstrous growth of papal power made a fundamental reform of the Church necessary.

The canons sought the prestige of a canonized local bishop, and the duke sought a suitable model bishop for the reform of the church.

Politically, Milo was a formidable opponent of St. Boniface's reforms of the church in the eastern Frankish Empire.