Worthy Cronos

Cronos I, called the Blessed, was born to humble stock and entered the service of the Church as an acolyte to Gamasiel the Founder. His early devotion and aptitude for study distinguished him among his peers, and under the Patriarch Halded he advanced swiftly through the clerical ranks, attaining the dignity of Cardinal Prefect. Upon Halded’s death, Cronos was elevated to the Patriarchate in the year 5140ey.

As Patriarch, Cronos presided over one of the most formative periods in the history of the Church. He codified the first fifteen Canons, the bedrock of doctrine which all later Canons expanded upon. In his wisdom, he foresaw the need to preserve the sacred writings with purity and precision, and so founded the Scriptoriums. These institutions ensured the faithful copying, illumination, and dissemination of the holy texts throughout the provinces of Westrun.

Cronos was also known as a worker of miracles, his prayers credited with healings, the stilling of storms, and the preservation of the Church during years of famine. To later generations, he became an exemplar of piety, wisdom, and steadfast labor in the service of the One God.

Cronos I is venerated as a Worthy of the Church. His feast day is observed by fasting and recitation of the Canons, and clerics still look to his life as the model of faithful service to both the faithful and the unbelievers.