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
Richard King (English cricketer) Richard King (English cricketer) Richard Eric King (born 3 January 1984) is a former English cricketer. King was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast. He was born at Hitchin, Hertfordshire and educated at Bedford Modern School. King made his debut in List-A cricket for the Northamptonshire Cricket Board against the Leicestershire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001. His second and final List-A match for the Board came in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against the Yorkshire Cricket Board which was played in