The Recurring Cast
Character · Shrewsbury Abbey and town · 20 books

Brother Jerome

Prior Robert’s sanctimonious clerk · Ellis Peters

Brother Jerome is Prior Robert’s clerk, a sanctimonious busybody.

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Character facts

First appearance
A Morbid Taste for Bones (1977)
Latest appearance
Brother Cadfael’s Penance (1994)
Books
20 (20 minor)
Series
Brother Cadfael
Author
Ellis Peters
Circle
Shrewsbury Abbey and town

Where to meet Brother Jerome

Brother Jerome first appears in A Morbid Taste for Bones (1977), in a minor role, book 1 of the Brother Cadfael series.

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Every book with Brother Jerome

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1977·A Morbid Taste for Bonesminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  2. 1979·One Corpse Too Manyminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  3. 1980·Monk’s Hoodminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  4. 1981·Saint Peter’s Fairminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  5. 1981·The Leper of Saint Gilesminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  6. 1982·The Virgin in the Iceminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  7. 1983·The Sanctuary Sparrowminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  8. 1983·The Devil’s Noviceminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  9. 1984·Dead Man’s Ransomminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  10. 1984·The Pilgrim of Hateminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  11. 1985·An Excellent Mysteryminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  12. 1986·The Raven in the Foregateminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  13. 1986·The Rose Rentminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  14. 1987·The Hermit of Eyton Forestminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  15. 1988·The Confession of Brother Haluinminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  16. 1989·The Heretic’s Apprenticeminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  17. 1989·The Potter’s Fieldminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  18. 1991·The Summer of the Danesminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  19. 1992·The Holy Thiefminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy
  20. 1994·Brother Cadfael’s Penanceminor role · Brother CadfaelBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusader20
Prior RobertAmbitious prior of the abbey20
Hugh BeringarDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of Shropshire19
Abbot RadulfusAbbot of Shrewsbury18
Aline SiwardYoung noblewoman who marries Hugh16
Brother MarkCadfael’s young assistant4