penitentiary canon
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priest member of the chapter of a cathedral authorized by the bishop to confess the most serious sins that common priests do not have authorization to confess
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- confessor
- Part of
- cathedral chapter
- Religion
- Catholic Church
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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