Confessor and died in peace. A notable example of this usage is the English king St. Edward the Confessor. During the Diocletianic Persecution, a number of Christians had, under torture or threat of torture, weakened in their profession of the faith. When the 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, those who had willingly suffered for the faith and survived, to plead their case and effect their restoration to communion. Thus, the word has come to denote any priest who has been
The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus is Terry Goodkind's 15th novel. The book is set centuries prior to the main "Sword of Truth" series. It is the first book that is self-published by Terry Goodkind. Apart from 300 individually-numbered copies of a Limited Collector's Edition it was originally exclusively available as E-book and Audiobook. As of July 2015, it was published by TOR Fantasy in hardcover format, and is now available in stores. The novel was the first one self-published by Goodkind in only digital versions. Available in multiple digital