The title confessor is used within Christianity in several ways.

Contents

• 1 Confessor of the Faith
• 2 Confession of sins
• 3 See also
• 4 External links

Confessor of the Faith

Main article: Confessor of the Faith

Its oldest use is to indicate a saint who has suffered persecution and torture for the faith, but not to the point of death. The term is still used in this way in the East. In Latin Christianity it has come to signify any saint, as well as those who have been declared blessed, who cannot be categorized by another title: martyr, apostle, evangelist, or virgin. As Christianity emerged as the dominant religion in Europe, persecutions became rare, and the title was given to saints who lived a holy life and died in peace. Perhaps the most well known example is the English king St. Edward the Confessor.

Noun

confessor (plural confessors)

1. One who confesses to having done something wrong
2. One who confesses faith in Christianity who is not martyred, especially in the face of persecution.
3. (Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution

References

1908, Beccari, C., The Catholic Encyclopedia, New York: Robert Appleton Company, Confessor, retrieved on May 24, 2009:

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Confession Information (Catholic, Sins, Penance, Sacrament ...
The confessor will often read an admonition ... of Lydia and Phrygia Roman-era Greek confession steles; See Confessions for a ... "My Wrongs" [
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... saints of that period is Saint Samuel the Confessor. ... Confession In the Lutheran Church; Coptic Orthodox Church ... "My Wrongs" [
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