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Confalon
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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a fraternity of seculars in the Church of Rome called penitents, established originally by some Roman citizens. Henry III commenced a similar fraternity in Paris in 1583, and, dressed in the habit of a penitent, assisted at a procession wherein the cardinal of Guise carried the cross, and his brother, the duke of Mayence, was master of the ceremonies. Hook, Church Dictionary, s.v.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Confalon'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/confalon.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Confalon'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/confalon.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.