The Count of Monte Cristo · Character
Abbé Faria
Also known as Faria, аббат Фариа
- Major
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 13
A short elderly man with graying hair and a long black beard reaching the middle of his chest. His thin face is deeply lined with wrinkles, and his penetrating eyes are hidden beneath thick graying eyebrows. He appears at least sixty-five, emaciated from long imprisonment, dressed in rags and tatters that barely cover his body.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 13
- Books
- 1
Description
A human man, nearly naked, with clothing reduced to rags; he hastily covers himself with a blanket when visitors arrive.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Edmond Dantèsconflicting source relationships
Faria loves Dantès as his own son and entrusts him with the Spada treasure, blessing him before death
- CS
Cardinal Spadaconflicting source relationships
Faria discovered Cardinal Spada's hidden treasure and spent years planning to retrieve it
- GR
Giovanni Rospigliosisecretary
Faria served as secretary to Cardinal Rospigliosi
Story so far
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Key events
- Book 1
Ch. 16Dantès Meets Abbé FariaAfter years of solitary confinement, Edmond Dantès meets the long-imprisoned Italian scholar Abbé Faria when the priest tunnels into his cell, beginning their deep friendship and intellectual partnership. - Book 1
Ch. 18Faria Reveals the Spada TreasureAbbé Faria reveals to Edmond Dantès the existence of Cardinal Spada's legendary treasure hidden on Monte Cristo island, bequeathing it to him as his spiritual son and sole heir. - Book 1
Ch. 20Dantès Escapes Château d'IfAfter Faria's death, Dantès switches places with the corpse, is thrown into the sea weighted with a cannonball, cuts free, and swims to Tiboulen island during a storm.
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