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The title confessor is used in the Christian Church in two separate ways.
It denotes any priest who has been granted the authority to hear confessions
It is also used for a male saint who is not categorized in another category: martyr, apostle, or evangelist. Initially for a saint to be granted the title "confessor" he would have had to undergo persecution and torture (but not the resulting death required for martyrdom), however, 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 Edward the Confessor.
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Amy Steedman: St. Edward the Confessor - A life of St. Edward, written for children.
Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Edward the Confessor - Short biography of the King of England, who died in 1066.
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Edward the Confessor - Illustrated profile.
Meta Description: [ Patron Saint Index profile of Saint Edward the Confessor; illustrated ]
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For All the Saints: Edward the Confessor, King - Biography.
James Kiefer's Christian Biographies: Edward the Confessor, King - Biographical profile. With prayer in traditional and contemporary language.
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The Life of King Edward the Confessor - Cambridge University Library MS. Ee.3.59 contains the only copy of an illustrated Anglo-Norman verse Life of St. Edward the Confessor, written in England probably in the later 1230s or early 1240s, and preserved in this manuscript, executed c. 1250-60. Descriptions and images of each folio, with the ability to zoom in on page images.
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