# Father Ferapont — The Brothers Karamazov character guide

> Father Ferapont in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Father Ferapont, holy Father

**First appearance:** 0030-part-ii-i-father-ferapont

## Who they are

An ascetic and fanatical monk opposed to Father Zossima.

## In the story

### [I: The Breath of Corruption](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iii-i-the-breath-of-corruption)

Appears dramatically, denounces Zossima, and claims to see evil spirits, intensifying the turmoil.

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