Father Brown (character)

Character
Name:	Father Brown
Occupation:	parish priest
Relationships:
Fandom:	Father Brown
Other:	Mark Williams plays the character in the 2013 television series
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Father Brown is the protagonist of the titular series of the same name, created by G. K. Chesterton.

Canon Background

Father Brown is described as a short, chubby man with gentle features who goes unnoticed in several places, which he uses masterfully in his investigations. Chesterton loosely based him on the Rt Rev. Msgr John O'Connor (1870–1952), a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922.

Brown's age, background, domestic and family arrangement are very vague in the story, with even his first name being a mystery. In some works the name Paul is given -- "The Sign of the Broken Sword" -- or he is described as "the Reverend J. Brown" -- "The Eye of Apollo" -- (perhaps in tribute to John O'Connor).

Common Pairings

• Father Brown/Flambeau

Links and Resources

• Father Brown at Wikipedia
• Father Brown at Father Brown Wiki
• Essay on the character at [[Idol Reflection (if it exists) - fandom (and canon?) resource
• links to Ship Manifesto essays (if they exist) for the character if those pairings don't have their own page

References

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