High Septon (stonemason)
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Titles |
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Allegiance | The Faith of the Seven |
Book | A Feast For Crows (Mentioned) |
This High Septon, whose birth name was Pate, was appointed High Septon after King Baelor I informed the Most Devout that the Seven had revealed the new High Septon's identity to him.
About
During his reign King Baelor had him, a stonemason by trade, named as the High Septon. He could carve stonework so beautifully that Baelor believed him to be the Smith in human form. While a fantastic stonecarver, this High Septon could not read, write or recite any prayers and must have been ill suited to his new vocation High Septon.[1]
It was rumored that to spare the realm embarrassment, Viserys Targaryen used his position as Hand to have him poisoned, thereby ridding the realm of an ineffectual High Septon.[1] He survived only for a year before a fever took him.[2]
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 28, Cersei VI.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Baelor I.
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