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Confessor

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(1) One who has given heroic testimony to the Christian faith. In the early Church, this term frequently designated a martyr. In modern ecclesiastical language, however, a confessor is a male saint who did not shed his blood for the faith. The Church divides such saints into two classes: those who were bishops (confessores pontifices); and those who were not bishops (confessores non pontifices).

(2) A priest empowered with the necessary jurisdiction to hear confessions and to impart sacramental absolution.

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Entry for 'Confessor'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/confessor.html. 1910.
 
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