In the city of Heweryan, there is a church ornamented with gargoyles and other works of religious art. The devout congregation and visitors attend daily services. St. Peter’s Church came under violent attack in the 70th year of the Etminay Persecution on Easter Sunday during the sunrise service.

Puro Cester was a devout believer of Bolefinne, and he persecuted Christians throughout his life. In the two or three years before his persecution, Cester prepared one rifle, one handgun, and three explosives. He intended to shoot the clergy and congregants and place one explosive before the exit doors to keep them from escaping and keep law enforcement from entering.

Puro Cester entered St. Peter’s Church and closed the doors, whereupon God animated a gargoyle, and it came into the narthex by breaking a window.

Deacon Noc Ade went into the narthex to discover the source of the commotion. He saw the gargoyle drag an explosive into the coat racks and fly downstairs. Promptly, Deacon Ade told the Reverend Erv Neerd what he saw, and the Reverend Erv Neerd told him to call the police. The congregation and clergy fled through a nave window except for Reverend Neerd.

Reverend Neerd went into the basement and found Cester and the gargoyle in a Sunday School room. Cester had broken a window to escape the gargoyle which he feared. He was pinned to the wall and floor by the gargoyle’s talons and horns, and the gargoyle had injured him. He was disarmed of his rifle, and his detonator had fallen from his pocket but did not cause an explosion. Cester’s face and clothes were wet for the Gargoyle had spat water at him.

Cester spoke blasphemies against Christianity, and threatened to kill Reverend Neerd, but could not reach his weapon. Reverend Neerd forgave Cester and prayed for the safety of all concerned.

Law enforcement broke the gargoyle to arrest Cester and they took the gargoyle as evidence.

Cester’s injuries healed well.

In his trial, Cester pled not guilty but was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment. He persecuted imprisoned Christians but did not use violence against them, and he refused to be visited by St. Peter Church’s clergy. It is not known if he converted or stopped all his persecutions upon release.

The gargoyle was repaired and mounted to the downspout where it remains to this day. The stained-glass window depicts the miracle. A memorial plaque below the window reads:

God miraculously sent the gargoyle

to protect His people from earthly death.

Easter Sunday, 70th Year Etminay Persecution