The reign of Sigismund III is widely spoken of as the end of the Polish Golden Age and the beginning of the Silver Age. He was stubborn, but a man of principle who would follow the hard but upright path rather than compromise his values for a more sure chance at success. As a monarch who reigned during the Counter-Reformation he constantly worked to see the restoration of all of his subjects to the true faith embodied in the Church of Rome headed by the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Disapproval further strengthened when Sigismund surrounded himself with the Jesuits who were appointed as advisers and ministers on the matters which did not necessarily concern religion.