Archbishop Ambrosius

Archbishop Ambrosius in 1138.

Archbishop Ambrosius was the archbishop of Vyones in the 12th century.

History

On the morning of the Feast Day of Saint Castorius, Archbishop Ambrosius noticed two new statues (actually Demona and Angelika asleep) on the roof of the Vyones Cathedral. Believing they were the work of Blaise Reynard (who had recently lost the sculpting commission from the town council), he addressed his concern of the time and effort Reynard must have put in without compensation and had difficulty believing the stonemason when he denied sculpting the statues as Reynard's replacement, Gerome Mazzal, displayed no such skill.

Following the tragic events of that evening, the following day, Archbishop Ambrosius looked down on the remains of Blaise Reynard - the hand of his creation, Grimalkin, wrapped around his throat. ("For Not Everything With Wings...")

Appearances

• "For Not Everything With Wings..." (First Appearance)

Real World Background

In Clark Ashton Smith's short story "The Maker of Gargolyes", Ambrosius is the Archbishop of Vyones. He expresses great admiration for the two stone gargoyles carved by Blaise Reynard, wishing to commission the stonemason to carve all the gargoyles of Vyones Cathedral, but is overruled by those with "less liberal tastes". As in Gargolyes, Ambrosius discovers Reynard's shattered corpse in the aftermath of the stonemason's final fatal confrontation with his own creations.

See Also

• “The Maker of Gargoyles” by Clark Ashton smith