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Baronè Lucifero Justus
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Resides: Østgärðr's Canton of Lions End
Status: Active
Awards: Order of Precedence
Heraldry
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Azure ermined Argent, a demi-sun issuant from base Or, an estoile of 7 in sinister chief Argent.
Award & Office Badges
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Name

Baron Lucifer the Just

...or... The ALMIGHTY Bish

Formerly: + Bishop Francesco Gaetano Grèco d’Edessa
from when I joined in 1985 until 2020 — (The COVID Plague changed everyone)

Persona

My name is Baronè Lucifero Justus, also know as "Baron Lucifer the Just."
This is the ongoing journal of my life.

          My father was named Giovanni Justus.    He was a Major in the Habsburg Army.    My mother was named Nina Marie von Habsburg, (thou I don't know with branch of the 'von Habsburg' Royal family her lineage lies.)    When she was old enough, she became a Lady-in-Waiting to the Archduchess of Tuscany, also a 'von Habsburg', by marrage.

          As it happens, a few months after they wed and shortly thereafter, my mother became pregnant.    Soon after, my father was sent back to combat, where he later died in one of the battles, during the Ottoman-Habsburg War, in Hungary.

          I was born in the tenth month, in year of our Lord, 1563.    My mother died during childbirth, so I was born an orphan.    I was not given a proper Christian name, but my surname was “Justus,” so that was what I was called.

          The Archduchess took pity on me and sent me over to a well-established & well-funded orphanage in Austria, for Orphaned Children of Noble Birth.    As this was a long war, it typically came to pass that there were many orphaned children, enough to create several orphanages.

          Years went on and I was raised & educated with the Benedictine nuns at St. Peter's Archabbey, in Salzburg, Austria.    I was reportedly a problem child; I was not a mean boy, just over rambunctious and overly curious, so the nuns at the Archabbey nicknamed me “Lucifero” and it's stuck.

          I wasn't ‘devilish,’ like the character "Lucifero," in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.    In fact, that is the name of a Saint from Sardinia.    But, since the Divine Comedy was allowed reading material, (authorized by The Church, as all reading material were to be), the nuns took a little bit of pleasure in calling me this.

So, now my name is Lucifero Justus, instead of just Justus.

*[See below for a brief history of St. Lucifero of Cagliari].

          After being educated and raised by nuns, I was given into custody and mentored by a priest, Fra Francesco Gaetano Grèco d'Edessa.    He was an noted teacher and diplomat and young enough to accommodate a pre-adolescent child, as a student.

          I remember upon meeting Fra Francesco, he gave me was a journal to write in.    He told me "[T]o write down what you see about how people lived.    This will be your first step into the world of Anthropology; the study of societies and cultures."    Years later, this became my hobby and profession.

          In later years, Fra Francesco was promoted to the dignity of a Bishop, though he didn't have a Bishopric of his own.    He was a Suffrage Bishop, who would travel to different areas, assisting other Bishops in the administration of their lands.

          Fra Francesco traveled so much, became so renown in The Church, & in the Imperial Court.    He became the Prelate to the Archduke of Austria, the Imperial House von Habsburg, as well as others of influential clout.

          In later years, His Imperial Majesty, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, also of the House von Habsburg, gave my mentor, Bishop Francesco the title of Baron of the Imperial Court.    Being a Bishop and a Baron of the Imperial Court granted him much more flexibility and finance in regard of my education.

          Over the years, I started to consider him as a father figure and I like a son to him.    Some time before his death, he adopted me as his son, so I could carry on his title of Baron of the Imperial Court.    I, not being an actual member of The Church, have the ability to marry, though I am yet to do so.    The title afforded me a good income to travel widely.

          I studied Theology & Medicine at Cambridge University in England; Mathematics & Finance at the University of Vienna; and Philosophy, Law, & Jurisprudence at the University of Prague.

          I felt most drawn to the Law, as my surname is "Justus," another variation 'Justice', having to do with the Law and Jurisprudence.    Maybe somewhere in my ancestry, there's a Magistrate looking down on me, with favour.

          Over the years, as an astute Cultural Anthropologist, royal officials have asked me, from time to time to "observe" the goings on in areas they wanted me to "visit" and report back.    For having done this, I was well paid, have found favour in the Imperial, Royal, & other Courts. I have been given Awards of High Merit, including the East Kingdom's Order of the Silver Crescent.

          Currently, I've taken up residence in the East Kingdom's Crown Province of Østgärðr.    There are many libraries and archives here, to continue my Anthropological endeavors.    For several years, I've even served the Crown Province as their Seneschal, as well as other Kingdom and Crown Provincial offices.

          Lately, I've been getting tired of the Østgärðrian winters and long for, possibly, the year round warmth of somewhere in the south.    Looking back in my notes, in all the journals I've written in, of all the places I've traveled to, I've noted so many private collections of wealthy individuals, families or institutions of art for me to muse upon, along my way.

          In between traveling and studying, I've often found myself teaching and lecturing all over the known world.    Fra Francesco gave me such a broad view of the world, it's vastly different cultures, languages, & how they interact with each other.

          I've be contemplating for some time, buying some property and create a museum of artifacts of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance, where I'd have a home to give lectures on different subjects.    Inviting others to house some of their own collections, & to come and lecture as well.

          And that's were we are, to date, the anthropological notes of His Imperial Excellency, Baronè Lucifero Justus, — a humble observer with a journal and simple sharer of knowledge.



*HISTORY of St. Lucifero of Cagliari

          Saint Lucifer was a priest and later the Bishop of Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy.    He was known for his passionate opposition to Arianism, (the belief that the Son of God is not co-eternal with God the Father and is distinct from the Father, [therefore subordinate to him]).

          Bishop Lucifero of Cagliari was a vehemently fierce opponent of the heresy of Arianism.    These views are the reason he was venerated a saint, but was also the reason he was banished by Emperor Constantius II, a supporter of Arian theology.

          It wasn't until 1320 AD, when Dante Alighieri wrote the Divine Comedy, when Dante wrote the name "Lucifer" as the name for Satan.    Before the name Lucifer was written in the Divine Comedy, Lucifer was just another name. — In the Holy Bible, the name Lucifer was never mentioned, only "Satan."

Awards & Orders

Kingsfavorcalontir.png • King's Favor – Conn II [CALONTIR]: (17 September 1994)

• Award of Arms – Timothy II and Gabrielle II [EAST]: (04 April 1998)

King's Order of Excellence – Andreas I [EAST]: (21 April 2001)

• Grant of Arms – Andreas III and Gabriella I [EAST]: (12 April 2008)

CourtBarony • Court Baron – Andreas III and Gabriella I [EAST]: (12 April 2008)

Order of the Seahorse • Order of the Seahorse – Gui and Johanne [Østgär∂r]: (06 February 2016)

Companion of the Order of the Silver Crescent • Order of the Silver Crescent – Ioannes and Honig [EAST]: (16 September 2017)

Order of the Sea Dog • Order of the Seadog – Lada and Suddr [Østgär∂r]: (21 April 2018)

Offices & Positions

Herald • Herald of Østgär∂r's Canton of Lions End (...and again... 2016-2019)

Seneschal • Seneschal of the Crown Province of Østgär∂r (2016-2017)

Webminister • Webminister for Østgär∂r's Canton of Lions End (2015-2016)

Seneschal • Acting Seneschal of the Crown Province of Østgär∂r (2015)

Seneschal • Seneschal of Østgär∂r's Canton of Lions End (2012-2016)

Herald • Herald of the Crown Province of Østgär∂r (2010-2016)

Herald • Herald of Østgär∂r's Canton of Lions End (...again... 2006-2011)

• Southern Regional Accessibility Porter (1996-1998)

Chirurgeon • Chirurgeon of Østgär∂r's Canton of Lions End (1995-1996)

• Lieutenant of Archers of Østgär∂r's Canton of Lions End (1993-1996)

Chronicler • Chronicler of Østgär∂r's Canton of Lions End (1993-1996)

Herald • Herald of Østgär∂r's Canton of Lions End (1993-1996)

Event Staff

[The 1990’s]
• Pennsic Archery Marshal: Pennsic 21-28 – (1992-1999)
• Pennsic Security Volunteer: Pennsic 21-28 – (1992-1999)
• Pennsic Troll Volunteer: Pennsic 21-28 – (1992-1999)
• Pennsic Land Staff: Pennsic 25 – (1996)
[The 2000’s]
• Pennsic Archery Marshal: Pennsic 29-31 – (2000-2002)
• Pennsic University Teacher (American Red Cross - Health & Safety): Pennsic 29-33 – (2000-2004)
• Pennsic Troll Volunteer: Pennsic 29-38 – (2000-2009)
• Pennsic Security Volunteer: Pennsic 29-38 – (2000-2009)
• Mead & Wine Judge: Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild: Pennsic 29-38 — (2000-2009)
• Demo Staff: Chatelaine’s Table (Demo @ I-CON 26 Convention, Stony Brook University, NY) – (4/2007)
• Demo Staff: Chatelaine’s Table (Demo @ I-CON 27 Convention, Stony Brook University, NY) – (4/2008)
• Demo Staff: Chatelaine’s Table (Demo @ I-CON 28 Convention, Brentwood Community College, NY) – (5/2009)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Cloisters Museum in Fort Tryon Park, NY) – (10/2009)
[2010]
• Pennsic Security Volunteer: Pennsic 39 – (2010)
• Pennsic Troll Volunteer: Pennsic 39 – (2010)
• Mead & Wine Judge: Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild: Pennsic 39 — (2010)
• Provincial Court Herald: John Barleycorn – (9/2010)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Cloisters Museum in Fort Tryon Park, NY) – (10/2010)
[2011]
• Demo Herald: (Stewart Manor Boy Scouts) – (3/2011)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Stewart Manor Boy Scouts) – (3/2011)
• Demo Herald: (Riverdale Riverfest, NY) – (5/2011)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Riverdale Riverfest, NY) – (5/2011)
• Pennsic Security Volunteer: Pennsic 40 – (2011)
• Pennsic Troll Volunteer: Pennsic 40 – (2011)
• Mead & Wine Judge: Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild: Pennsic 40 — (2011)
• Provincial Court Herald: John Barleycorn – (10/2011)
• Provincial Court Herald: Season’s Beatings – (12/2011)
[2012]
• Silent Auction Coordinator: Lions on the Silk Road – (2/2012)
• Demo Herald: (West Hempstead Boy Scouts) – (3/2012)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (West Hempstead Boy Scouts) – (3/2012)
• Demo Herald: (Riverdale Riverfest, NY) – (2012)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Riverdale Riverfest, NY) – (5/2012)
• Pennsic Security Volunteer: Pennsic 41 – (2012)
• Pennsic Troll Volunteer: Pennsic 41 – (2012)
• Mead & Wine Judge: Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild: Pennsic 41 — (2012)
• Provincial Court Herald: John Barleycorn – (09/2012)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Queens Farm, NY) – (10/2012)
• Field Herald: (The Cloisters Museum in Fort Tryon Park, NY) – (10/2012)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Cloisters Museum in Fort Tryon Park, NY) – (10/2012)
• Provincial Court Herald: Season’s Beatings – (12/2012)
[2013]
• Provincial Court Herald: East Kingdom Spring Crown Tourney – (4/2013)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Riverdale Riverfest, NY) – (5/2013)
• Pennsic Lost & Found: Pennsic 42 – (2013)
• Pennsic Royalty Liaison Staff: Pennsic 42 – (2013)
• Pennsic Security Volunteer: Pennsic 42 – (2013)
• Pennsic Troll Volunteer: Pennsic 42 – (2013)
• Mead & Wine Judge: Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild: Pennsic 42 — (2013)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Cloisters Museum in Fort Tryon Park, NY) – (10/2013)
• Field Herald: (The Cloisters Museum in Fort Tryon Park, NY) – (10/2013)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Queens Farm, NY) – (10/2013)
• Provincial Court Herald: Season’s Beatings – (12/2013)
[2014]
• Demo Herald: (Garden City Park Boy Scouts) – (3/2014)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Garden City Park Boy Scouts) – (3/2014)
• Demo Staff: Demo @ Berkeley-Carroll School , NY) – (6/2014)
• Pennsic Lost & Found: Pennsic 43 – (2014)
• Pennsic Royalty Liaison Staff: Pennsic 43 – (2014)
• Pennsic Security Volunteer: Pennsic 43 – (2014)
• Pennsic Troll Volunteer: Pennsic 43 – (2014)
• Mead & Wine Judge: Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild: Pennsic 43 — (2014)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Queens Farm, NY) – (10/2014)
[2015]
• Troll: Lions in Winter – (2/2015)
• Silent Auction Coordinator: Lions in Winter – (2/2015)
• Pennsic Royalty Liaison Staff: Pennsic 44 – (2015)
• Pennsic Security Volunteer: Pennsic 44 – (2015)
• Pennsic Troll Volunteer: Pennsic 44 – (2015)
• Mead & Wine Judge: Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild: Pennsic 44 — (2015)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Riverdale Riverfest, NY) – (10/2015)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Cloisters Museum in Fort Tryon Park, NY) – (10/2015)
[2016]
• Event Steward: Lions in Winter – (2/2016)
• Head Troll: Lions in Winter – (2/2016)
• Silent Auction Coordinator: Lions in Winter – (2/2016)
• Demo Herald: (Riverdale Riverfest, NY) – (5/2016)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Riverdale Riverfest, NY) – (5/2016)
• Pennsic Lost & Found: Pennsic 45 – (2016)
• Pennsic Security Volunteer: Pennsic 45 – (2016)
• Pennsic Troll Volunteer: Pennsic 45 – (2016)
• Mead & Wine Judge: Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild: Pennsic 45 — (2016)
• Provincial Court Herald: John Barleycorn – (9/2016)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Cloisters Museum in Fort Tryon Park, NY) – (10/2016)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Queens Farm, NY) – (10/2016)
[2017]
• Event Steward: Lions in Winter, – (2/2017)
• Head Troll: Lions in Winter, – (2/2017)
• Silent Auction Coordinator: Lions in Winter – (2/2017)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Riverdale Riverfest, NY) – (5/2017)
• Mead & Wine Judge: Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild: Pennsic 46 — (2017)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Queens Farm, NY) – (10/2017)
[2018]
• Head Troll: East Kingdom Arts & Sciences and Bardic Arts Champions – (2/2018)
• Event Registrar: East Kingdom Arts & Sciences and Bardic Arts Champions – (2/2018)
• Event Steward: Lions in the Spring – (4/2018)
• Head Troll: Lions in the Spring – (4/2018)
• Silent Auction Coordinator: Lions in the Spring – (4/2018)
• Demo Table: A&S - Braiding (Riverdale Riverfest, NY) – (5/2018)
[2019]
• Head Troll: Return of the Lions – (5/2019)
• Silent Auction Coordinator: Return of the Lions – (5/2019)
[2020]
• The COVID Plague


Royalty Served

• Andreas I (& Isabella I)
• Andreas II (& Isabella II)
• Andreas III & Gabrella I – [His Majesty's Head Retainer]
• Konrad I & Brenwen I
• Andreas IV & Gabrella II – [Chief Retainer]
• Konrad II & Brenwen II
• Wilhelm & Vienna

Classes Taught

• “American Red Cross, CPR & AED” – (Pennsic 29, 30, 31, 32)
• “American Red Cross, First Aid” – (Pennsic 29, 30, 31, 32)
• “American Red Cross, Instructor Trainer” – (Pennsic 31, 32, 33)
• “Archer Equipment Collegium” – (Archery Point @ Pennsic 25)
• “How to do Archery Inspections” – (Archery Point @ Pennsic 23, 24, 25)
• “Lucet for Beginners” – (A&S Night @ Lions End Commons, 2015)
• “Research 101” – (A&S Night in Hawks Reache, 2017)
• “How to be a Heraldry Consultant (Device Heraldry)” – (Various Events & Dates)
• “How to be a Period Diplomat [& Spy]” – (Kingdom Crusades, 2008)
• “How to be a Troll” – (Season’s Beatings, 2011)
• “How to Make a Field Coronet” – (Feast of John Barleycorn, 2013)
• “How to Run a Court” – (Season’s Beatings, 2011)
• “How to Start a Shire” – (Season’s Beatings, 2013)
• “Is it a Service Animal or Is it a Pet?” – (Feast of John Barleycorn. 2017)
• “Target Archery for the Disabled” – (Archery Point @ Pennsic 25)
• “The Art of War, [Part 1] for the Solider” – (Kingdom Crusades, 2007)
• “The Art of War, [Part 2] for the Sargent” – (Kingdom Crusades, 2007)
• “The Art of War, [Part 3] for the Lieutenant” – (Kingdom Crusades, 2007)
• “The Art of War, [Part 4] for the Commander” – (Kingdom Crusades, 2007)
• “The Art of War, [Part 5] for the King” – (Kingdom Crusades, 2007)
• “The Art of War, [Part 6] for the Ambassador, Diplomat, & Spy” – (Kingdom Crusades, 2007)
• “What Should I Know as a New Member?” – (Feast of John Barleycorn. 2012)

Relationships & Affiliations

Guildmaster Vintner – Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild
Protégé of Master Erhart von Stuttgart, OP
Protégé Siblings to Lord Kamejima Matasaburou Takauji & THLady Violet Gray
Member, House Bloodgard
Prelate, House Bloodgard
Herald (Officer), House Bloodgard
Member, House Martlet  (All Landless Baronages)
Member, House Dunn Phalin
Member, Manx Hall
Member, Shadow Legion

== Non-SCA Affiliations: ==
The Holy Order of the Brotherhood of the Sacred Light
   • The Most Venerable Prelate of the Holy Order of the Brotherhood of the Sacred Light
The Adrian Empire [AdrianEmpire.org]
   • Member, Imperial Estates of Adria
   • Knights Premier, Robe et. Archer
   • Barons Imperial, Royal, Noble, et. Ex Parte
The Duchy of Chesapeake
   • Prime Minister, Duchy of Chesapeake
   • Chancellor Major, Duchy of Chesapeake
   • Herald, Duchy of Chesapeake
   • Lord Mayor of the City of Bishop's Keep
   • Member, Chesapeake Estates General
Church of Adria
   • Grand Prior IV & VIII
   • Monsignor Primus
   • Abbot
   • Prior Primus
   • Canon
   • Archpriest
   • Vicar-General
Imperial College of Arms
   • Miter King of Arms Emeritus
   • Epigonation Herald Extraordinary
   • Metropolitan Pursuivant Extraordinary
   • Serpent King of Arms  (Duchy of Chesapeake)
   • Basilica Herald  (Church of Adria)
   • White Cross Herald  (Imperial Domain of the Order of Knights Hospitaller of Saint Bella of Jerusalem)

== Non-SCA Orders, Awards, & Honours ==
The Adrian Empire [AdrianEmpire.org]
   • Knights Premier, Civil, Minister, Robe, et. Archer
   • Barons Imperial, Royal, Noble, et. Ex Parte
   • Companion, Imperial Order of the Table Round
   • Companion, Noble Order of the Crown Guard
   • Cardinal-Legate de Igelesia de los Soldatos
   • Knight of Malta
   • Pillar, Order of Knights Hospitaller of Saint Bella of Jerusalem
   • Denizen, Terre Neuve & Owner of the Fife of Terra Neuve York
   • Co-Founding Member of the Flowers of the Realm – Archduchy of Sterling
   • Vintner to His Holiness, Pontiff Warhammer II
   • Lone Survivor of the Companions of the Torch of Cambridge

Activities & Interests

• Accessibility Porter (Office of Disabled Services)
• Archery
• Archery Marshal
• Archery Inspections
• Armoured Field Marshal
• Arts & Sciences
• Arts & Sciences Judge
• Braiding Wheels: Kumihimo (Japanese Version) & Trollen (Viking Version)
• Brewing (Meads, Wines, & Cordials)
• Chirurgeon
• Chronicler
• Diplomat
• Geneology
• Heraldry (Design & Registration)
• Heraldic Problem Solver
• Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild: Guildmaster
• Inter-Kingdom Brewers Guild: Meads & Wines
• Jewelry Making (Paternosters & Prayer Beads)
• Lucet
• Mentor
• Teacher of Anthropology

Heraldry

  • DEVICE: Azure ermined Argent, a demi-sun issuant from base Or, an estoile of 7 in sinister chief Argent.
  • DEVICE: Azure, a Latin cross flory and on a chief Or, three compass stars gules.
  • FLAG: Per fess gules and vert, a cross and in canton a pearled coronet Or.
  • BADGE: (Fieldless) A patriarchal cross flory per pale argent and Or.
  • BADGE: Per fess enarched gules and vert, a San Damiano crucifix argent charged with a figure of Christ sable.
  • BADGE: Sable, a Russian Orthodox cross and in chief a compass star Or.