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Various monarchs are awarded or conferred the title "Defender of the Faith" or Fidei defensor. Does this actually come with responsibilities to actually defend their faith or encourage the state religion or was a purely ceremonial title?

by /u/bluerobot27 in /r/AskHistorians

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