Remigio da Varagine — The Name of the Rose Character Profile

About Remigio da Varagine

The handler and protector of the hunchback Salvatore. Suspected of involvement in the killings, he is dragged before Gui's tribunal, tortured into a false confession, and ultimately burned at the stake alongside Salvatore.

Character Facts

Played by

Helmut Qualtinger

Appears in

The Name of the Rose (1986)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Remigio da Varagine — Alliance Protected — Salvatore (Ron Perlman)

  Remigio acts as the guardian and manager for the mute hunchback Salvatore.

• Remigio da Varagine — Conflict Suspect — William of Baskerville (Sean Connery)

  William initially suspects Remigio of complicity in the abbey murders.

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