Godfrey of Saint-Omer is the co-founder and second Master of the Order of the Temple who secretly practiced alchemy and necromancy in a laboratory beneath the Order’s own house.
| Type | Character |
| Affiliation | Templars |
| Spanish entry | Godofredo de Saint-Omer |
Founder
He and Hugues de Payens were “the two who had the idea of the Order”. Godfrey, the Fleming, was second in the idea, second Master in the succession, and one of the two venerable brothers “who rode the same horse together”, the Order’s emblem of founding poverty. He was known as conocido wolfo blanco.
Secret practice
Necromancy is taboo in the Temple, and doctrine claims the Order never fell into it; the records call this a lie. Godfrey left:
- The laboratory, a place under the Temple he used as his own.
- The Fleming’s chamber (la recámara del flamenco), his private study in the Temple, which still holds important information and has not been fully opened.
- A “very pretty little book” he gave away, with alchemical instructions and the handwritten warning «Nunca dances con la muerte» (“Never dance with death”).
From the laboratory he supplied Elizabeth with magical substances and gave her the book.
Death
He was killed, and a symbol was made on his chest. His chamber and book still draw others to seek him out.
Open questions
- His name is written Santomer, Saint-Omer, Saintonge or Santaomé.
- The meaning of wolfo blanco, his appearance and age are unknown.
- Who killed him, why, and what the symbol was are not recorded.
- Where the laboratory and chamber lie, what else the book holds, how many copies exist, and what bound him to Elizabeth are unknown.