Julius Tibullus Canisius

Born in 2152 in Albion as son of a High Priest, he became a pupil of the High Church of Didecism since birth. He was raised by priests from the Church and had shown from an early age, a great interest in the practice of the religion and the study of the Holy Scriptures, especially the Book of Canceror which he studied vigorously and even got an official degree in Text Studies at the University of the Church. At the age of 21 as every young priest, he was sent out to a remote church to organise the religious life there and got allocated to Verdammnis-in-der-Hölle, a small city in a mountainous region of the north. When he got there though, he was shocked when he noticed how sinful the local populace had become. Money, greed and capitalism had corrupted the souls of Arius’ disciples. He therefore worked vigorously to bring back the lost children of Arius to the Light of the Church and promoted work, care for the poor and sick and a healthy lifestyle as part of his renewal of the Faith. After 10 years of work, he turned the small city into a religious bastion which became a small centre of pilgrimage due to his hard work. This made him noticeable in the High Church and eventually led him to be promoted to High Priest a few years after he returned from Verdammnis-in-der-Hölle. He continued his work and went to several villages and cities with great success before he eventually became Arch-Didecist of the capital Höchstburg, the highest title one can get besides Pontifex Maximus. When the Pontifex Maximus died in 2200 AE, after a relatively short voting procedure within the Council of the Twelve High Priests, Julius Tibullus Canisius was elected as new Pontifex Maximus of the High Church of Didecism. His goal was to continue his work throughout the whole country as he had done in his local church and other cities and bring forth a spiritual Renaissance in Vaeria.

During the Crisis of 2205, Canisius provided religious and spiritual guidance to Emperor Carolus de Mérode, even offering him and his family a stay in Albion's Grand Temple before the Emperor's mysterious death. In 2211, Canisius was almost killed in a terrorist attack in Arcadié, but was saved by Lady-Regent Napolitana Buenoparte. During the ensuing Prafist Crisis, the Pontifex has shown mercy to those who were willing to convert to Didecism, a fact for which he was criticized by more conservative factions in the Church. Leading up to the 2220 elections, the Pontifex became increasingly ill and finally died as a result of a heart attack in 2220.