In a message dated 1999-08-06 11:20:41 Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:
> In his article "The Early Church in Dumfriesshire and its Monuments"
> (TDGNHAS, iii, XII, 1926), W.G. Collingwood makes reference to the
> Martyrologium Usuardi where St. Kentigern appears as "bishop of Glasgow
> and confessor".
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> Finally, I am a bit perplexed as to why Kentigern should appear in a
> martyrology, anyway. The only martyrdom involved in his Vita seems to have
> been his being kicked around a little by the wicked Morken. Was being
> appointed to a see in Scotland considered a fate worse than death?
> I look forward to the usual erudite comments from fellow list-members.
>
> Henry Gough-Cooper@Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
The answer to your question is buried in the first part of your message,
although you may not have realized its significance. A "confessor" in
this context is not somebody who hears confessions but somebody
who suffered for declaring or "confessing" his faith but was not killed for
it. "Being kicked around a little" just might be enough to qualify St.
Kentigern as a "confessor".
-- David Knott
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