(bishopric of), a province of Germany, in the circle of Austria, near the frontiers of Italy, is bounded on the north by Tirol; on the east, by the Feltrino and Bellunese; on the south, by Vicentino, the Veronese, Bresciano, and the lake de Garda; and on the west, by the Brescia and the lake de Garda. The soil is said to be pretty fruitful, and to abound in wine and oil.

city of Germany, and capital of the bishopric of that name, is a very ancient place, and stands in a fertile and pleasant plain, in the midst of the high mountains of the Alps. The river Adige washes its walls, and creeping for some time among the hills, runs swiftly into Italy. Trent has three considerable churches, the principal of which is the cathedral: this is a very regular piece of architecture. The church of St Maria Major is all of red and white marble; and is remarkable for being the place where the famous council of Trent was held, whose decisions are now the standing rule of the Roman church.

E. Long. 11° 5'. N. Trent Lat. 46° 10'.

of the largest rivers in England, which rises in the Moorland of Staffordshire, and runs south-west by Newcastle-under-Lyme; and afterwards dividing the county in two parts, runs to Burton, then to Nottingham and Newark; and so continuing its course due north to Gainsborough on the confines of Lincolnshire, it joins several rivers, and falls into the Humber.

Trent (council of), in ecclesiastical history, denotes the council assembled by Paul III. in 1545, and continued by 25 sessions till the year 1563, under Julius III. and Pius IV., in order to correct, illustrate, and fix with perspicuity, the doctrine of the church, to restore the vigour of its discipline, and to reform the lives of its ministers. The decrees of this council, together with the creed of pope Pius IV. contain a summary of the doctrines of the Roman Catholics. These decrees were subscribed by 255 clergy, consisting of 4 legates, 2 other cardinals, 3 patriarchs, 25 archbishops, 168 bishops, besides inferior clergy. Of these 150 came from Italy; of course the council was entirely under the influence of the pope. For a more particular account of the council of Trent, see Maffei's Church History, the Modern Universal History, Vol. XXIII. and Father Paul's History of the Council of Trent.