Saint

From LanceaSanctum

Also known as Black Saints. Initially the title was applied to the Five Martyrs of the Lancea Sanctum. In practice, the title applies to any Kindred granted sainthood by the covenant.

Saint is an unofficial honorific among the Sanctified, but for all its informality, it’s considered one of the holiest and most spiritually significant roles in the covenant. Almost without exception, elders are the only Kindred eligible to be Saints — and only those elders who exhibit pious and penitent perfection with regard to the acts of Longinus are chosen for the role. Of course, that presents something of a problematic situation. Who can truly Anoint an elder to this role but another elder? Some Sanctified postulate that the role of Saint is little more than a back-scratching gentlemen’s club of alienated elders (though rarely does anyone voice such a complaint too loudly for fear of having her skin flayed from her body and sent to her in neat little envelopes). Others are certain that the Saints form the highest echelon of the covenant proper, and every thought, action, and movement of these creatures is a sacred event. Many elders are Anointed as Saints after awakening from torpor, just before falling back into dreamless sleep. In other domains, the “canonization” of sainthood is an honor bestowed posthumously. Also, many of these Saints have their own “Saint’s nights” that count as Apostolica. They may demand some kind of service and ceremony on that particular night (which may or may not be their remembered night of being Embraced centuries or millennia prior), and such service is expected to be performed to the letter. A few particularly bizarre saints gladly walk among the neonates of the Lancea Sanctum, offering inscrutable lessons in piety and faith.

[edit] Noted Saints

• St. Adira - Black Saint; a Sanctified Martyr and disciple of the Monachus crucified and burrned by the Camarilla in ancient Rome.
• St. Daniel - Black Saint; a Sanctifed vampire who traveled with the Theban Lefion. Also considered the first master of Theban Sorcery (See Miracle of St Daniel)
• St. Gilad - Black Saint; a Sanctified Martyr and disciple of the Monachus crucified and burrned by the Camarilla in ancient Rome.
• St. Maron - Black Saint; a Sanctified Martyr and last of the 5 disciples of the Monachus. Destroyed by barbarians and, purportedly, a werewolf witch.
• St. Pazit - Black Saint; a Sanctified Martyr and disciples of the Monachus, she sacrificed herself to secure the safe escape of the Spear of Destiny.
• St. Decimian -Tackled the very important question of proving Longinus’ existance and authored more than 49 volumes of notes, thoughts, arguments, in defense of the faith in his Annotations - mandatory reading for any serious student of Longinian religion.
• St. Leonora - A hermit that contributed a tremendous volume of notes on the legal complexities and remifications of Sanctified society and the Rule of Golgotha on secular Damned; it has no title but is called “the Leonora file”.
• St. Radczik - A gangrel, wrote a treatise on the investigation and extermination of heresy in his vividly illustrated Lies of the Damned.
• St. Caterina de' Ricci - Italian Saint
• St. Aleron of Ahzwale -
• St. Isaac Knox - Irish Saint - The Good Archbishop of Ireland is a quiet man who speaks rarely, but uses his infrequent speeches to influence key debates among the Lancea. A recluse and a bit of an oddball for someone of his age, the Sainted Archbishop tends to a flock that is as diverse as his interests. Though he leads the Lancea Sanctum of Ireland, the Archbishop and Primus does not extend an iron-taloned grasp over his fair island. A firm believer that coercion is a last resort, St. Issac is often mistaken for a pacifist -- but the collection of fingers that he has from 'Unaware Saints in the Making' tend to give pause to such criticism. He is a noted expert in the field of Theban Sorcery, and sits as the Archbishop of Eire, by Edict of the Grand Synod of Ireland
• St. Leoninus - One of the oldest, if not the oldest recorded vampire to yet walk the earth. The life and works of Saint Leoninus, as writ in the ancient Chronicles of Aristhenus, have been studied by the Covenant since its earliest days under the persecution of the Roman Camarilla, and later under the firm guidance of the Monachus. The Lion of Carthage has awoken from his millennial sleep, and walks once more. Saint Leoninus was known to argue with the Monachus regarding early tenets of cult which became the Christian Church. His beliefs are very unconventional, formed during the earliest days of the Church of Longinus, and based in part on his experiences prior to the birth of Christ.
• St. Jean-Baptiste Charles de Béthune - Belgium
• St. Charli Jarvis - Not much is known about Charlí, until recently she was quiet and reserved barely catching anyone's notice. Now one of the most widely known Inquisitors in the United States. She is rumoured to be a mover and a shaker behind the scenes and an exemplary defender of the LS faith, particularly in staunchly taking those down within the faith who make grave errors and bad choices that harm themselves, their diocese, and the LS as a whole. Sainted after her death defying the VII.