War and Peace · Character
the priest
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 20
the priest is a minor character in War and Peace (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- Age
- old
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 20
- Books
- 1
The old priest is seen in his clerical role, his thin grizzled hair combed back over a bald crown. At the Rostóvs’ service, he conducts the Mass with mild solemnity, wearing a purple velvet biretta and reading in a clear, gentle voice rather than a grand one. The book gives him no larger personal arc, but his quiet composure makes the ritual feel intimate.
Description
He is an old, comely man with a fresh-looking face and a bald crown crossed by thin, grizzled strands of hair combed back. His clerical attire includes a purple velvet biretta. Mild and solemn in bearing, he has a clear, gentle presence rather than a grand or imposing one.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
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