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The Confessor (short for Confessor of the Faith) is a title bestowed by some Christian denominations.Those so honored include: Anthony the Confessor (died 844), Eastern Orthodox saint and bishop of Thessaloniki
Confessor of the Faith is a title given by some Christian traditions. In Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, Christians who professed their faith in times of Christian persecution and therefore had to suffer persecution, exile, torture, mutilation and/or imprisonment, but not directly undergo martyrdom, are called confessors (Latin: confessores). [1]
The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia glorified the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia in 1981. Prelude to the glorification of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia affected by years of revolutionary turmoil and the Bolshevik terror, was the canonization of Patriarch Tikhon on October 9, 1989.
When persecutions ceased under Constantine the Great, they wanted to be reunited with the church. It became the practice of the penitents to go to the Confessors , who had willingly suffered for the faith and survived, to plead their case and effect their restoration to communion .
Doctor of the Church (Latin: doctor "teacher"), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contribution to theology or doctrine through their research, study, or writing.
It gives a list of English-speaking confessors abroad, American colleges in Europe, and the leading Catholic societies; statistics of the Commission for the Catholic Missions among the Colored People and the Indians, and a list of Catholic papers and periodicals in the United States and Canada. [1]
List of members of the Assyrian Church of the East; B. List of beatified people; C. ... List of Confessors; List of converts to Christianity; List of Copts;
This is a list of beatified individuals or blesseds according to the Catholic Church. The list is in alphabetical order by Christian name but, if necessary, by surname, the place or attribute part of name as well.