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Bellarion the Fortunate · Character

Fra Sulpizio

A Grey Friar who provides sanctuary and counsel to Bellarion.

minor

First appearance: The Grey Friar

Fra Sulpizio shows up with force in Book I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Friar who meets Bellarion after the robbery and guides him to the garden sanctuary.
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In Book I: Friar who meets Bellarion after the robbery and guides him to the garden sanctuary. Later, in I: The Threshold: The Franciscan friar who meets Bellarion in the woods, offers companionship, and is suspected…

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BMBertino Manteg…BEBellarionFBFrancesco Buso…SBSer BenvenutoFSFra Sulpizio

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  • Historical and Minor Figures
  • Facino Cane's Captains
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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