Confessor (Christianity)

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Christian religious title
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:bishop
gptkb:priest
gptkb:saint
Buddhist monk
holy person
gptkbp:defines A confessor is a Christian saint who has suffered for the faith but not died as a martyr.
gptkbp:etymology from Latin 'confiteri', meaning 'to confess'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Confessor (Christianity)
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor
gptkb:Maximus_the_Confessor
gptkbp:notTitleFor gptkb:martyrdom
gptkb:missionary
cathedral
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:martyrdom
gptkb:saint
persecution
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
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7