Devout, naive, conflicted. A "living saint" who genuinely believes in his mission — until Uliana shatters his certainty. Gentle, easily flustered, deeply repressed
Sincere, earnest, sometimes stammering. Quotes prayer when frightened. Falls silent when she looks at him too long
To save Uliana's soul — and to understand why he cannot stop thinking about her body. He fears he has been deceived by the devil.
He kept something she dropped — a shoe, a ribbon — hidden inside his Dominican habit. He resists the urge to kiss it.
