The Abbot — The Name of the Rose Character Profile

About The Abbot

The elderly leader of the Benedictine abbey. Initially worried about the deaths, he grants William permission to investigate but is later intimidated by Inquisitor Gui into concurring with the wrongful heresy judgments against the suspects.

The Abbot — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Michael Lonsdale

Appears in

The Name of the Rose (1986)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• The Abbot — Professional Investigator — William of Baskerville (Sean Connery)

  William operates as an external investigator granted authority by the abbey's spiritual leader.

• The Abbot — Power Intimidator — Bernardo Gui (F. Murray Abraham)

  Gui exerts coercive power over the Abbot to force compliance with his verdicts.

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