Login
Login

List of fictional clergy and religious figures#Popes

{{Short description|none}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}

{{Multiple issues|section=|

{{more citations needed|date=June 2010}}

{{Original research|date=August 2023}}

{{Notability|date=August 2023}}

}}

Clergy and other religious figures have generally represented a popular outlet for pop culture. Some of the more popular clergy, members of religious orders, and other religious personages featured in works of fiction are listed below.

{{dynamic list|date=August 2008}}

{{TOC right|limit=3}}

Christianity

=Catholic Church=

==Monks and friars==

  • Frère Jacques{{Cite web |title='Frère Jacques' lyrics: what are the lyrics to the famous French nursery rhyme? |url=https://www.classical-music.com/articles/frere-jacques-lyrics |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.classical-music.com |date=10 May 2024 |language=en}}
  • The Monk – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer{{Cite web |title=7.6 The Monk's Prologue and Tale |url=https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/monks-prologue-and-tale |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=chaucer.fas.harvard.edu |language=en}}
  • Friar Tuck – Robin Hood{{Cite journal |last=Kaler |first=Anne K. |date=1997 |title=Who is that Monk in the Hood?: Friar Tuck, Francis of Assisi, and Robin Hood |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1997.3004_51.x |journal=The Journal of Popular Culture |language=en |volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=51–74 |doi=10.1111/j.0022-3840.1997.3004_51.x |issn=0022-3840|url-access=subscription }}
  • Ambrosio – The Monk{{Cite web |title=The Monk {{!}} Gothic Horror, Supernatural & Mystery |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Monk |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Britannica |language=en}}
  • William of Baskerville – The Name of the Rose{{Cite web |title=William of Bakersville - Detective |url=https://www.detecs.org/william |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.detecs.org}}
  • Brother Cadfael – protagonist of historical mystery novels by Ellis Peters{{Cite news |last=Mamata |first=Bidisha |date=2009-06-11 |title=Master of the medieval mystery |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/jun/11/medieval-mystery-cadfael |access-date=2024-10-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

==Nuns==

==Priests==

==Bishops==

==Popes==

==Saints==

  • Saint Grobian – a fictional patron saint of vulgar and coarse people in various late Medieval satirical works{{Cite web |title=Definition of GROBIAN |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grobian |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Merriam-Webster |language=en}}
  • Saint Xynoris – A fictional Saint accidentally created through mistranslation

== Other ==

  • Dean Jocelin – Dean of the cathedral in William Golding's The Spire.

=Eastern Orthodox Church=

==Monks==

  • Father Zosima – The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky{{Cite journal |last=Anderson |first=Roger B. |date=1979 |title=Mythical Implications of Father Zosima's Religious Teachings |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/slavic-review/article/abs/mythical-implications-of-father-zosimas-religious-teachings/13182BE87B70F779FE085C1891927C5D |journal=Slavic Review |language=en |volume=38 |issue=2 |pages=272–289 |doi=10.2307/2497087 |jstor=2497087 |issn=0037-6779}}

==Nuns==

  • Sister Pelagia – Pelagia and the White Bulldog and sequels by Boris Akunin{{Cite web |date=2008-05-25 |title=Nun has sleuth skills, feminist views |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-sleuth-skills/139785770/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en-US}}

==Saints==

  • Saint Javelin – A fictional Ukrainian saint who was used as a propaganda symbol in the Russo-Ukrainian War{{Cite news |last=Debusmann |first=Bernd Jr |date=2022-03-10 |title=How 'Saint Javelin' raised over $1m for Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60700906 |access-date=2024-10-29 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

=Anglican/Episcopal churches=

==Priests==

==Bishops==

=Mormonism=

==Fundamentalist leaders==

= Baptists =

= Methodists =

  • Father Mapple – Moby-Dick{{Cite web |title=Chapter 9: The Sermon {{!}} Moby Dick {{!}} Herman Melville {{!}} Lit2Go ETC |url=https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/42/moby-dick/634/chapter-9-the-sermon/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=etc.usf.edu}}
  • Brother Justin Crow – an aspiring radio preacher in Carnivàle
  • Norman Balthus – Brother Justin's guardian and mentor in Carnivàle

= Other Protestants =

  • Derrial Book, Shepherd – Firefly
  • Caleb – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Eric Camden – 7th Heaven
  • Ivan Isaacs – Priest
  • Reverend Timothy Lovejoy – The Simpsons{{Cite web |last=VanHooker |first=Brian |date=2024-03-22 |title=10 'Simpsons' Characters Even More Obnoxious Than Comic Book Guy |url=https://www.cracked.com/article_41545_10-simpsons-characters-even-more-obnoxious-than-comic-book-guy.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Cracked.com |language=en}}
  • Reverend Harry Powell – The Night of the Hunter (1953){{Cite web |last= |date=2021-01-19 |title='Night of the Hunter': Rise and Fall of an American Con Man - Moundsville: PBS Film & Magazine |url=https://moundsville.org/2021/01/19/night-of-the-hunter-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-con-man/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=moundsville.org |language=en-US}}
  • William Stryker – Marvel Comics{{Cite web |title=William Stryker Powers, Enemies, History {{!}} Marvel |url=https://www.marvel.com/characters/william-stryker |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.marvel.com}}
  • Reverend Nathaniel Cole – Congregationalist minister in Hell on Wheels
  • Ruth Cole – Congregationalist preacher in Hell on Wheels
  • Joseph Black Moon – Congregationalist preacher in Hell on Wheels
  • Reverend Orville Swanson – Congregationalist minister in Red Dead Redemption 2

=Unspecified Christian=

  • Prester John – Christian priest-king of medieval legend{{Cite web |title=Prester John {{!}} Legendary Ruler of the East {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Prester-John-legendary-ruler |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}

Shinto

=Miko=

(Names are listed by alphabetically by given name in the western convention of given-name, surname for clarity.)

Buddhism

=Mahayana=

==Monks==

  • Kwai Chang Caine – Kung Fu
  • Hoichi the Earless (Zen) – Japanese folklore{{Cite web |title=Miminashi Hōichi {{!}} Yokai.com |url=https://yokai.com/miminashihouichi/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=yokai.com}}
  • Liu Kang – Mortal Kombat{{Cite web |last=Saltzman |first=Mitchell |date=2019-01-17 |title=The Story So Far: Mortal Kombat |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/17/heres-mortal-kombats-entire-storyso-far |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=IGN |language=en}}
  • Kung Lao – Mortal Kombat

Hinduism

= Sadhu =

Dhalsim – Street Fighter

Shamanism

=Ainu religion=

  • Nakoruru and Rimururu – Samurai Shodown{{Cite journal |last=Spiker |first=Christina |date=2020 |title=The Indigenous Shôjo: Transmedia representations of Ainu femininity in Japan's Samurai Spirits, 1993–2019 |url=https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/116642 |journal=Journal of Anime and Manga Studies |volume=1 |language=en |doi=10.21900/j.jams.v1.502|hdl=2142/108994 |hdl-access=free }}

=North American shamanism=

  • Nightwolf – Mortal Kombat{{Cite web |last=Kobek |first=Patricio |date=2019-08-01 |title=Nightwolf's Animal Spirits Are Revealed In Mortal Kombat DLC Trailer |url=https://www.thegamer.com/nightwolf-animal-spirits-revealed-mortal-kombat-dlc-trailer/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}

Judaism

Unclassified, fictional, or non-specific religions

  • Adiris – Babylonian priestess, Dead by Daylight
  • Otto Stamper – leader of The Fold, a cult residing in The Garden of Joy, responsible for summoning The Dredge, Dead by Daylight
  • Abdul Alhazred – author of the Necronomicon, mentioned in various works by Howard Philips Lovecraft
  • The Lamb – unnamed protagonist of the indie video game Cult of the Lamb{{Cite web |last=Hashimoto |first=Kazuma |date=2022-08-10 |title=Cult of the Lamb is that rare game: a fun critique of organized religion |url=https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23298775/cult-of-the-lamb-review-roguelike-action-adventure-rpg-devolver-digital |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}
  • The Vestal (Junia) – former priestess of an unknown church, Darkest Dungeon and Darkest Dungeon II
  • The Occultist (Alhazred) – former leader of a cult, Darkest Dungeon and Darkest Dungeon II
  • Bensheng – leader of Happiness Metta Power Group, a fictional cult, {{ill|The Amazing Grace of Σ|lt=|zh|我願意 (2022年電視劇)}}
  • Lin Lu-ho – leader of New Spiritual Society, a cult residing in Penghu, The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon
  • Priest – Nameless ally who reverses transformations in Pizza Tower. Has a pizza printed on his biretta, but his exorcist counterpart uses a crucifix, suggesting he may be Christian.
  • Rhea (Seiros) – Archbishop of the Church of Seiros, and later revealed to be the holy figure Seiros, in the game Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Also appears in the spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commons category-inline|Fictional religious workers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fictional clergy and religious figures}}

Clergy