# Holy Father — The Castle of Otranto character guide

> Holy Father in The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Father

**First appearance:** 0003-the-castle-of-otranto

## Who they are

A religious figure invoked in prayers and exclamations.

## Relationships

### [Matilda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_of_otranto_se/characters/matilda)

_social_

The Holy Father is a religious authority figure who interacts with Matilda in a formal, spiritual capacity.

### [Matilda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_of_otranto_se/characters/matilda)

_social_

The Holy Father is a religious authority figure who interacts with Matilda in a formal, spiritual capacity.

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