Archbishop Ambrosius
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 given that Reynard's replacement, Gerome Mazzal, displayed no such skill.
Following the tragic events later that evening, Archbishop Ambrosius discovered the remains of Blaise Reynard the next morning – the hand of his creation, Grimalkin, wrapped around his throat. ("For Not Everything With Wings...")
Characteristics
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 the Gargoyles comic, Ambrosius discovers Reynard's shattered corpse in the aftermath of the stonemason's final fatal confrontation with his own creations.
