The Canonist Sites of the Kingdom of Burgundy

[Borin 7645]

 

 

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Abbot Anton travelling the land in search of holy sites

 

 

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THE CANONIST SITES OF THE KINGDOM OF BURGUNDY

 

FIRST EDITION

639 A.A

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SECTION I - Introduction

 

SECTION II - The Kingdom of Burgundy

 

- Section II.I - Churches

- Section II.II -  Monastic Foundations

- Section II.III - Chapels

- Section II.IV - Shrines

- Section II.V - Other locations of Interest

 

SECTION III - Authors Notes

 

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SECTION I - INTRODUCTION

 

The aim of this publication is to provide an accurate (at the time of publication) record of various Canonist sites throughout the Kingdom of Burgundy, constructed since our arrival in Gottesland up to the publication date of 639 A.A.

 

This is subdivided into the type of Canonist site, ranging from churches to the humble shrines that line the roads of the kingdom, as well as miscellaneous sites of interest to Canonists. Subsections I-V will list the name of the site, provide a description of its location, and any other information deemed of interest. The publication will conclude with Section III, containing some notes and plans for future publications from the author.

 

 

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SECTION II - THE KINGDOM OF BURGUNDY

 

Section II.I - Churches

 

1. A church, located on the west side of the capital of the Empire of Man, Rittersberg, across the river out of Hadrian’s Gate. It is associated with the Abbey at the same location.
2. The Church of Saints Johann and Nicolas, located within the Reinmaren town of Leonstadt, beside the main square.
3. A church on a hill within the territory of the Van Aerts. It is undedicated, and its interior is not publicly accessible.
4. The Chapel of the Wardfather, servicing the people of the Duchy of Valwyck in the town of Tarnavon. This is located along the road north-west of Rittersberg. Whilst named publicly as a chapel, the author sees fit to categorise it as a church due to its function. It is particularly dedicated to Haeseni holy figures.
5. The Church of the Fifty Skulls, located in the south-west quarter of the Alban town of Saint Godwinsburg. Named for the fifty victims of the shipwreck of the Anna Lorena as they made their way to Gottesland, it is the resting place of their remains, including those of Edward and Cecily Alstion. It is associated with the Abbey of Saint Alexander of Furnestock.

 

Section II.II - Monastic Foundations

 

1. An abbey located on the west side of Rittersberg, across the river out of Hadrian’s Gate. It is attached to the Cathedral Church. Within the Abbey are numerous shrines and other locations of interest to Canonist worshippers.
2. The Abbey of the Canons Regular of Saint Godwin of Paradisus, home of the Godewiner Canonry and a brewery of lagers. This is located on a hill to the south-west of Rittersberg, accessible via a path that leads south from Hadrian’s Gate.
3. The Monastery of the Wayward Heart, located to the south side of Rittersberg in the Garrison Quarter.
4. The Abbey of Venerable Anton, located opposite the Reinmaren town of Leonstadt. The Abbey is extensive, with an Abbey Church, private Chapel, and numerous shrines both within and just outside the monastic complex. The Abbey is private, though does offer plentiful lodgings and hospitality for pilgrims.
5. The Priory of Saint Otto, presumably of Vanderfell, located within the town of Tarnavon in the Duchy of Valwyck. It is attached to the local Church, and is similarly a site of veneration for Haeseni holy figures.
6. The Abbey of Saint Alexander of Furnestock, located within the Alban town of Saint Godwinsburg, attached to the Cathedral of Fifty Skulls. Other than a building for monastics to live in, it contains ample facilities for teaching; a library, classroom, museum and a debating hall, which all seem to be designed primarily for the secular university, ‘The Prince’s Institution’.

 

Section II.III - Chapels

 

1. The Seneschal’s Chapel, located within Rittersberg. Best accessed from the Marcosian gate, it is to the north of the main square, beside the City Hall. 
2. The Chapel of Blessed John Sigismund. It is a small chapel located at the hamlet of ‘Little Furnestock’, located past the bridge to the Alban town of Saint Godwinsburg.
3. The public chapel of the Von Kanunsberg family. It is located just outside the keep of the Duchy of Kanunsberg, in the Principality of Reinmar. This is visible atop a peninsular north-west of the Principality of Reinmar, west from Rittersberg

 

Section II.IV - Shrines 

 

1. A shrine to Saint Godwin of Paradisus, on the path to the Alban Barony of Artois.
2.  A shrine to Saint Lucien of Ulmsbottom outside the seat of House D’Amaury in the County of Metz, on a hill west of Rittersberg.
3. A shine to Saint Robert of Metz in the suburb of 'Little Lorraine', to the west of Rittersberg outside Hadrian’s Gate.
4. Two shrines to Saint Daniel of Al’Khazar and Saint Waldo the Wayfarer sit outside the main and side gates of the Abbey of Venerable Anton respectively.
5. A series of shrines mark the road to the Duchy of Valwyck:

 

- Saint Otto of Vanderfell

- Saint Rudolph of Markev

- Saint High Pontiff Daniel I of Abresi

- Exalted Sigismund

 

       VI. A shrine to Saint Otto of Vanderfell, Saint Henrik-Otto of Alban, Saint Karl of Petrus, and Saint Joren of Paradisus sits in the square of the Duchy of Valwyck’s town of Tarnavon.

 

Section II.V - Other Locations of Interest

 

1. The rectory of the diocese of Saint Thomas of Gaekrin, located within the suburb of  ‘Little Lorraine’, to the west of Rittersberg outside Hadrian’s Gate.
2. The chapterhouse of the Abbey of Venerable Anton, an outpost within Rittersberg. 

 

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SECTION III - AUTHOR’S NOTES

 

For the sake of time and trouble, this publication only covers those sites that are publicly available, and henceforth of easy access to dedicated pilgrims, or those simply interested. A future edition, following correspondence with the owners of the various keeps throughout the Kingdom of Burgundy, may list sites such as the various private chapels that would require some effort for a pilgrim to access. Similarly, the subsection on ‘Shrines’ is restricted to shrines outside of walled settlements, with a focus on wayshrines that are accessible to pilgrims and other travellers. With a future edition, this may change. Likewise, a future edition may include a map, though this has proven impractical to source at the current time.

 

The publication originally had a subsection on ‘Cathedrals’, which was instead subsumed into the ‘Churches’ subsection. This is because, in contrast to the previous continent, the effective and efficient division of territories into bishoprics and archbishoprics, led by bishops and archbishops respectively, has not been carried over. Instead in its place is the Temple of the True Faiths’s system of both diocese and magistracy, which for some years has not been elaborated upon, in absence of Canon Law. Regardless, the current situation means that there are no churches that can be described as functioning as a cathedral in the Kingdom of Burgundy.

 

A later edition of this publication will contain additions as more Canonist sites are founded throughout the Kingdom of Burgundy, as it inevitably expands. Furthermore, the author is intrigued by the possibility of expanding the scope of this study to the Kingdom of Idunia and the Empire of Man as a whole, though this will require patronage in the form of monetary funding to be a worthwhile endeavour.

 

The author hopes by the time a new edition is published, the surprising lack of wayshrines on the roadways of the Kingdom of Burgundy noted on his travels will have been rectified.

 

 

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Published in the Year 639 A.A,

By Abbot Anton OVA

 

[Norgeth 1894]

Father Mirion gazed over the document before coming across a mention of Exalted Sigismund bearing a shrine. “I do wonder why the abbot would include this in his document?... Sigismund is no exalted, merely a wise saint whose name was forced into idolatry.” stated the Priest of True Faith, going to store the document for later.

[nunlover 579]

"Canonist? Wasn't there a war for this? Didn't Father Drusco have his election nullified preaching for Canonism? Interesting this is still around."  Spoke a random Savoyard.

[Lortime 1153]

A wayward cardinal's spirit smiled that his death was not entirely in vain!

[amyselia 2962]

Attended solely by the hissing flicker of candle-fire and safekept within indigent refuge, a girl of Ashford birth weeps to have discovered the words herein written, her fingers lapping those undependable tears before they could chance witness to her place of asylum.