Eureka!

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Which of course is Greek for "This bath is too hot."

Actually, that would be "Αυτό το μπάνιο είναι πολύ ζεστό!" (Af̱tó to bánio eínai polý zestó!)

But anyway, I was noodling around with some final details on my religious structure for Pathfinder, and I was still stuck on the name. "The Great Church" is too cliche. I didn't want to call it the Catholic Church for obvious reasons. Then I got into a page about St. Augustine's City of God and it hit me. Make Augustine of Hippo the primary founder of the church. He was the first to gather the various tales and revelations of the gods into one book. He called for religious leaders from all over the failing empire to gather together to ensure that the teachings of the gods wouldn't be lost. He also wrote numerous commentaries on the church, the gods, and planes of existence. His writings, along with the Holy Revelation of the Divine form the core of educated thought for much of Europe. In game terms, he was probably an epic-level cleric.

Because I have plans for the western Sahara, I have to move him. Augustine of Acre, then. Which means I can move the Synod of Hippo to Jerusalem. Which solves another problem. I needed a reason for Jerusalem to be the center of religious attention it is in our world without Solomon's Temple, the crucifixion, and Mohammed's miraculous journey to the city. Making it the birthplace of the church, even if the actual governing bodies went elsewhere, means that you'll still have holy sites a-plenty to draw in the pilgrims.

So, The Holy and Blessed Church of the Augustine Revelation, more commonly known simply as the Augustine Church. The Order of St. Augustine (Ordo Sancti Augustini, O.S.A.), is the largest clerical order in the Western Church.

Just imagine the relics...

Comments?

Comments

[caprine.livejournal.com]

Nicely done! I've been quite enjoying these worldbuilding posts.