confarreationis

Updated: July 19, 2026

Agellius had thought of the end more than of the means, and had had a vision of Callista as a Christian, when the question of rites and forms would have been answered by the decision of the Church without his trouble. He was somewhat sobered by the question, though in a different way from what his uncle wished and intended. Jucundus proceeded—“First, there is matrimonium confarreationis.

John Henry Newman - Callista : a Tale of the Third Century