Father Ralph de Bricassart

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Father Ralph de Bricassart is the ambitious and conflicted Catholic priest at the center of Colleen McCullough’s novel and the television miniseries "The Thorn Birds."

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Father Ralph de Bricassart canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
fictional character
literary character
television character
ambition rise in Church hierarchy
appearsIn The Thorn Birds NERFINISHED
The Thorn Birds (miniseries) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Cleary family NERFINISHED
Drogheda sheep station NERFINISHED
characterTrait ambitious
charismatic
conflicted
emotionally torn
intelligent
conflict duty versus love
personal ambition versus spiritual calling
createdBy Colleen McCullough NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Thorn Birds (1977 novel) NERFINISHED
gender male
genre romantic drama character
hasLoveInterest Meggie Cleary NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
loyalTo Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
medium novel
television miniseries
nationality Irish
notableFor central romantic and spiritual conflict in The Thorn Birds
occupation priest
partOf The Thorn Birds franchise NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Richard Chamberlain NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
roleInWork protagonist
servesIn Australian outback NERFINISHED
settingOfActivity Australia NERFINISHED
Vatican City NERFINISHED
vow celibacy

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Richard Chamberlain portrayed Father Ralph de Bricassart
The Thorn Birds character Father Ralph de Bricassart