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Confessor of the Household

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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was the sub-dean or one of the priests in ordinary of the chapel royal, who read daily prayers to the household, visited the sick, and prepared persons for holy communion. The dean of the royal chapel, Stirling, who was always bishop of Glasgow or Dunblane, was the Scottish king's confessor, and the bishop of Chichester was confessor to the king of England. At St. Paul's cardinals acted as confessors. The confessor of the papal household was a Servite. (See PENITENTIARY).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Confessor of the Household'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/confessor-of-the-household.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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