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fa·ther brown

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  1. Father Brownnoun

    a Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton

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  1. Father Brown

    Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. He features in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and 1936. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. Chesterton loosely based him on the Rt Rev. Msgr John O'Connor (1870–1952), a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922.

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  1. father brown

    Father Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who features in a series of short stories. He is a Roman Catholic priest who uses his understanding of human nature, psychology, and his spiritual insights to solve various mysteries and crimes. The character is also known for his humble and compassionate demeanor. Father Brown can often be seen outsmarting law-enforcement officials not only through his logical reasoning but also through his knowledge and understanding of guilt and human nature. His character often highlights Chesterton's views on Christianity and Catholicism.

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  1. Father Brown

    Father Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who stars in 51 detective short stories, most of which were later compiled in five books. Chesterton based the character on Father John O'Connor, a parish priest in Bradford who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922. The relationship was recorded by O'Connor in his 1937 book Father Brown on Chesterton.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of father brown in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of father brown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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  1. Gilbert Keith Chesterton:

    The soul goes round upon a wheel of stars and all things return....Good and evil go round in a wheel that is one thing and not many. Do you not realise in your heart, do you not believe behind all your beliefs, that there is but one reality and we are its shadows and that all things are but aspects of one thing a centre where men melt into Man and Man into God 'No,' said Father Brown.

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