medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture A quick question I'm going to feel silly asking: does a saint venerated as a confessor (rather than, say, a martyr) have to be a priest or a member of a religious order, or can he or she be a lay person? Many thanks. A. K. Harris Department of History Georgia State University [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html