Clergy/Builder Characters

Historical figures

The Prophet Amos

The main prophet of Builder theology, who was said to communicate directly with the Master Builder himself. He was responsible for the founding of the Builder Church, in the year 0. The "Book of Amos" is the most significant part of the Builder Gospels, and establishes that each person will be judged after death according to the work they have done and the things they have built. (The Tears of Saint Lucia)

Saint Alban

A male Builder Church saint. (Saint Alban series)

Saint Lucia

A female Builder Church saint. (The Tears of Saint Lucia)

Patriarch Gregory IX

Instituted the papal Inquisition in 1231 to bring order and legality to the process of dealing with heresy. (The Tears of Saint Lucia)

Patriarch Sixtus IV

Granted ecclesiastical courts the right to execute heretics in 1478, giving the Inquisitors full power over the detection, judgement and punishment of heresy. (The Tears of Saint Lucia)

Bernard of Clairvaux

Author of "The Pagan Problem", a work that describes pagans as inferior and evil. Frequently used to justify discriminatory laws against Pagans. (The Tears of Saint Lucia)

Current characters

Paschal Murnerus

Inquisitor General of Bridgeport (The Tears of Saint Lucia)

Cardinal Laurenti

Another Inquisitor General, and a puritannical man. Brought the Courts of the Inquisition to Braeden. (The Builder's Influence)

Father Grimmore

A deceased priest who used to serve the local church in Braeden. (William Steele series, Braeden Church)