confessor

Catholic priest who confesses and who has the power to grant absolution of sins
Occupation occupation Q16827718
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confessor

Summary

confessor is an occupation[1]. confessor draws 348 Wikipedia views per month (occupation category, ranking #207 of 676).[2]

Key Facts

  • confessor's instance of is recorded as occupation[3].
  • confessor's instance of is recorded as Catholic vocation[4].
  • confessor's instance of is recorded as position of trust[5].
  • confessor's instance of is recorded as title[6].
  • confessor is a type of Catholic priest[7].
  • confessor is a type of regular priest[8].
  • confessor is part of Sacrament of Penance (Reconciliation)[9].
  • confessor's patron saint is recorded as Jean-Marie Vianney[10].
  • confessor's field of this occupation is recorded as confession[11].
  • confessor is the opposite of confessant[12].
  • confessor's facet of is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • confessor's facet of is recorded as Armenian Apostolic Church[14].
  • confessor's facet of is recorded as Catholic priest[15].
  • confessor's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • confessor's uses is recorded as confessional[17].
  • confessor's uses is recorded as Seal of the Confessional in the Catholic Church[18].
  • confessor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'confessora'}[19].
  • confessor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'confesseuse'}[20].
  • confessor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Beichtmutter'}[21].
  • confessor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'confessora'}[22].
  • confessor's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Beichtvater'}[23].

Why It Matters

confessor draws 348 Wikipedia views per month (occupation category, ranking #207 of 676).[2] confessor has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] confessor is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16h ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 2d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses
    Part of
    Field of this occupation confession
    Uses confessional, Seal of the Confessional in the Catholic Church
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: c/confesor, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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