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Catholic vicars are priests who worked directly under bishops or archbishops. As Latour’s vicar, Vaillant is his substitute, holding down the fort when Latour goes away or carrying out duties in distant towns on his behalf.
Vicar Quotes in Death Comes for the Archbishop
The Death Comes for the Archbishop quotes below are all either spoken by Vicar or refer to Vicar. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 2: The White Mules
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Soon after breakfast Father Vaillant departed, riding Contento, with Angelica trotting submissively behind, and from his gates Señor Lujon watched them disconsolately until they disappeared. He felt he had been worried out of his mules, and yet he bore no resentment. He did not doubt Father Joseph’s devotedness, nor his singleness of purpose. After all, a Bishop was a Bishop, and a vicar was a vicar, and it was not to their discredit that they worked like a pair of common parish priests. He believed he would be proud of the fact that they rode Contento and Angelica. Father Vaillant had forced his hand, but he was rather glad of it.
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Book 8: Auspice Maria!
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Yes, [Vaillant] reflected, as he went quietly to his own room, there was a great difference in their natures. Wherever he went, he soon made friends that took the place of country and family. But Jean, who was at ease in any society and always the flower of courtesy, could not form new ties. It had always been so. He was like that even as a boy; gracious to everyone, but known to a very few. […] But God had his reasons, Father Joseph devoutly believed. Perhaps it pleased Him to grace the beginning of a new era and a vast new diocese by a fine personality. And perhaps, after all, something would remain through the years to come; some ideal, or memory, or legend.
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Vicar Term Timeline in Death Comes for the Archbishop
The timeline below shows where the term Vicar appears in Death Comes for the Archbishop. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Prologue: At Rome
...birth. The stakes of this conversation are high—the Provincial Council at Baltimore wants a new vicariate in New Mexico, a chunk of territory just annexed to the United States.
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While the cardinals are skeptical that a new vicariate is necessary in New Mexico, Ferrand insists that this vast new territory could hold great...
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Though the bishop of Durango has his own favored candidate for the new vicariate, Ferrand is firm that the new vicar must be young, zealous, and organized. While the...
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...ends, Maria de Allande whispers that Latour will be the first bishop of this new vicariate.
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