[color=0087]Portugal 1540[/color]
The Knights of St Vincent
IV.MONSTEIRO DE JERONIMOS
Luis and Balstasar entered the through the great oak doors of the Monsteirro De Jeronimos, this was a fabulous building designed and constructed by none other than Diogo de Boytac by order of King Manuel who’s mortal remains lay in the marble walled chapel to the left of the great hall. The irony of their momentous task was not lost on the pair. This would be the first place that the Knights would draw blood and it was to be in the temple of their founder’s ideals. Located in Lisbon on the banks of the Tagus dedicated to Santa Maria de Belém this edifice now had become the stage for the Knight’s dark plot.
They handed the invitation to the morrow’s inauguration service to the friar at the door who instructed a monk to show them to their lodging’s for the night. Conspiracy waited for the approaching figure of Father Bernaldo de Goes who passed by them silently as they moved through the Great Hall to their room to become action, crossing himself as he passed them by, a pre-arranged signal that the assassination was on, a fatal benediction showing the die had been cast.
Their room was small but comfortable and probably a Priests room when it was in everyday use. But for now the majority of the Brothers had temporarily been re-housed in other religious establishments throughout the city to accommodate the large array of guests from all over the country, Princes of the blood, Cardinals, Dukes, Nobles, Merchants, and Notables from Portuguese society. Dignitaries all assembled here for the dedication of the Jesuits as an official order of Portugal by King Jao III. Only a cadre of monks and priests remained to look after the guests during their stay at Jeronimos, and the guest of honour, Peter Canisius on his week’s stay before his appointment as leader of the Jesuits in Portugal, Father Bernaldo de Goes had been assigned to those duties.
Discipline to drill until a frightening efficiency is attained ensures that doctrine is carried out and dogma makes certain that the righteousness of the cause is never questioned. Basing their Order on these military principles the Jesuits had built a formidable machine in their battle against heresy, an overwhelming phalanx to swamp the ignorant, the isolated, and the weak. But when the intelligent become organized the free thinking become a deadly predator and the disciplined, the drilled, the indoctrinated and the dogmatic become the assailable, the vulnerable, and the weak! Peter Canisius did not realize it but he was being stalked by a predator, his routine, the model of piety was religiously observed by father Bernaldo de Goes during his stay prior to the ceremony. Flesh began to form on bones of his plan.
Each night after Peter had prepared for bed he went to the statue of the Virgin at the end of the corridor in the cloister beyond the kitchens to pray alone whether to show his dedication to God for his acolytes or through deeply held religious convictions De Goes did not care for he had seen the Jesuit’s work in other countries and would not have them visited on his beloved Portugal. This routine became the nexus on which De Goes plan would hinge.
That evening the guests assembled in the great hall for a magnificent feast. Peter was given free reign to lead the conversation that sometimes bordered on dictation, illuminating the role the Jesuits would play in Portuguese society. If Balstasar and Luis had doubts about their impending actions Peter had himself dispelled them. Luis even managed an inward laugh at his nonsense “This man finds heresy like you would find trees in a forest” Luis and Balstasar went easy on the wine lest their heads be clouded It suited their plans though that the other guests slaked their thirst with an abandon that did not befit a church, so they would sleep soundly! Though they were reassured that Peter abstained so keeping a clear head for tomorrow and ensuring his routine would be carried out as usual. At about midnight the guests broke up and retired to their rooms Luis taking one last look at Peter confidently measuring the man to seal his fate.
The Knights of St Vincent
IV.MONSTEIRO DE JERONIMOS
Luis and Balstasar entered the through the great oak doors of the Monsteirro De Jeronimos, this was a fabulous building designed and constructed by none other than Diogo de Boytac by order of King Manuel who’s mortal remains lay in the marble walled chapel to the left of the great hall. The irony of their momentous task was not lost on the pair. This would be the first place that the Knights would draw blood and it was to be in the temple of their founder’s ideals. Located in Lisbon on the banks of the Tagus dedicated to Santa Maria de Belém this edifice now had become the stage for the Knight’s dark plot.
They handed the invitation to the morrow’s inauguration service to the friar at the door who instructed a monk to show them to their lodging’s for the night. Conspiracy waited for the approaching figure of Father Bernaldo de Goes who passed by them silently as they moved through the Great Hall to their room to become action, crossing himself as he passed them by, a pre-arranged signal that the assassination was on, a fatal benediction showing the die had been cast.
Their room was small but comfortable and probably a Priests room when it was in everyday use. But for now the majority of the Brothers had temporarily been re-housed in other religious establishments throughout the city to accommodate the large array of guests from all over the country, Princes of the blood, Cardinals, Dukes, Nobles, Merchants, and Notables from Portuguese society. Dignitaries all assembled here for the dedication of the Jesuits as an official order of Portugal by King Jao III. Only a cadre of monks and priests remained to look after the guests during their stay at Jeronimos, and the guest of honour, Peter Canisius on his week’s stay before his appointment as leader of the Jesuits in Portugal, Father Bernaldo de Goes had been assigned to those duties.
Discipline to drill until a frightening efficiency is attained ensures that doctrine is carried out and dogma makes certain that the righteousness of the cause is never questioned. Basing their Order on these military principles the Jesuits had built a formidable machine in their battle against heresy, an overwhelming phalanx to swamp the ignorant, the isolated, and the weak. But when the intelligent become organized the free thinking become a deadly predator and the disciplined, the drilled, the indoctrinated and the dogmatic become the assailable, the vulnerable, and the weak! Peter Canisius did not realize it but he was being stalked by a predator, his routine, the model of piety was religiously observed by father Bernaldo de Goes during his stay prior to the ceremony. Flesh began to form on bones of his plan.
Each night after Peter had prepared for bed he went to the statue of the Virgin at the end of the corridor in the cloister beyond the kitchens to pray alone whether to show his dedication to God for his acolytes or through deeply held religious convictions De Goes did not care for he had seen the Jesuit’s work in other countries and would not have them visited on his beloved Portugal. This routine became the nexus on which De Goes plan would hinge.
That evening the guests assembled in the great hall for a magnificent feast. Peter was given free reign to lead the conversation that sometimes bordered on dictation, illuminating the role the Jesuits would play in Portuguese society. If Balstasar and Luis had doubts about their impending actions Peter had himself dispelled them. Luis even managed an inward laugh at his nonsense “This man finds heresy like you would find trees in a forest” Luis and Balstasar went easy on the wine lest their heads be clouded It suited their plans though that the other guests slaked their thirst with an abandon that did not befit a church, so they would sleep soundly! Though they were reassured that Peter abstained so keeping a clear head for tomorrow and ensuring his routine would be carried out as usual. At about midnight the guests broke up and retired to their rooms Luis taking one last look at Peter confidently measuring the man to seal his fate.