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'''Saul''' or '''Saul Church''' was an "intelligence" within St Christopher's Church in the town of [[Cheldon Bonniface]], [[England]]. | |||
== Biography == | |||
The church | The church was his body. He had been at the site for centuries. The [[Celt]]s thought of him as a local spirit. The [[Saxon]]s thought him a [[god]]. [[Christianity|Christian]] missionaries attempted to exorcise him from the site, but they failed and instead built a church on the site, then declared him an [[angel]]. The [[First Doctor]] and Reverend [[Dominic Trelaw]] were the only people present when Saul baptised himself with his own font. The cleaning ladies heard him humming hymns and dubbed him the [[ghost]] of [[Saul Bredon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') | ||
[[Christian]] missionaries attempted to exorcise him from the site, but they failed and instead | |||
Saul could bathe the church with low level [[psionic]] waves to create a calming effect on whoever was inside the church. He could also selectively blur [[photo]]s to remove [[alien]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') | |||
St Christopher's Church still existed in the [[23rd century]]. [[Bill (Dreadnought)|Bill]] and [[Stacy Townsend]] hoped to get married there. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dreadnought (comic story)|Dreadnought]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* The TV story {{cs|Father's Day (TV story)}}, also by [[Paul Cornell]], featured the identically-named [[St Christopher's Parish Church]] in [[21st century London|London]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:19, 8 November 2024
Saul or Saul Church was an "intelligence" within St Christopher's Church in the town of Cheldon Bonniface, England.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
The church was his body. He had been at the site for centuries. The Celts thought of him as a local spirit. The Saxons thought him a god. Christian missionaries attempted to exorcise him from the site, but they failed and instead built a church on the site, then declared him an angel. The First Doctor and Reverend Dominic Trelaw were the only people present when Saul baptised himself with his own font. The cleaning ladies heard him humming hymns and dubbed him the ghost of Saul Bredon. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)
Saul could bathe the church with low level psionic waves to create a calming effect on whoever was inside the church. He could also selectively blur photos to remove aliens. (PROSE: Happy Endings)
St Christopher's Church still existed in the 23rd century. Bill and Stacy Townsend hoped to get married there. (COMIC: Dreadnought)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The TV story Father's Day [+]Loading...["Father's Day (TV story)"], also by Paul Cornell, featured the identically-named St Christopher's Parish Church in London.
