Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Christian_religious_title
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:bishop
gptkb:priest gptkb:saint gptkb:Buddhist_monk holy person |
| gptkbp:defines |
A confessor is a Christian saint who has suffered for the faith but not died as a martyr.
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| gptkbp:etymology |
from Latin 'confiteri', meaning 'to confess'
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| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor
gptkb:Maximus_the_Confessor |
| gptkbp:notTitleFor |
gptkb:martyrdom
gptkb:missionary gptkb:cathedral |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:persecution
gptkb:martyrdom gptkb:saint Christian persecution sainthood |
| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Christianity
|
| gptkbp:titleGivenFor |
enduring suffering for faith
publicly professing faith under persecution |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Feast_of_the_Holy_Confessors
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Confessor (Christianity)
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