# Father Verneau — Short Fiction character guide

> Father Verneau in Short Fiction by Selma Lagerlöf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Father

**First appearance:** 0044-the-peace-of-god

## Who they are

A priest or father figure in a story set in a religious context.

## Relationships

### [Robber Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/robber_mother)

_psychological_

Father Verneau is obsessed with reforming the Robber Mother, creating a tense dynamic of manipulation and resistance.

### [Gudmund Erlandsson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/gudmund_erlandsson)

_professional_

Father Verneau and Gudmund are colleagues in the church and community, working together on moral and social matters.

### [Gudmund Erlandsson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/gudmund_erlandsson)

_professional_

Father Verneau and Gudmund are colleagues in the church and community, working together on moral and social matters.

### [Robber Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/robber_mother)

_psychological_

Father Verneau is obsessed with reforming the Robber Mother, creating a tense dynamic of manipulation and resistance.

### [Robber Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/robber_mother)

_psychological_

Father Verneau is obsessed with reforming the Robber Mother, creating a tense dynamic of manipulation and resistance.

### [Gudmund Erlandsson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/characters/gudmund_erlandsson)

_professional_

Father Verneau and Gudmund are colleagues in the church and community, working together on moral and social matters.

## In the story

### [The Empress’s Money-Chest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/chapters/the-empress-s-money-chest)

A humble, dried-up monk who preaches a clever allegorical sermon to a hostile congregation, avoiding direct mention of God.

### [Why the Pope Lived to Be So Old](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/chapters/why-the-pope-lived-to-be-so-old)

Concenza's son, a priest who hopes for a cathedral appointment and fears the Pope's death.

## Links

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