The Brethren of Saint Zherneau can refer to two overlapping groups: (1) all monks of the Monastery of Saint Zherneau; and (2) those monks of Saint Zherneau who secretly knew of and protected the written memory of the long-dead Terran Federation.
The secret guardians kept a low public profile, hiding within the relatively small and poor Monastery in the Archbishopric of Charis. It was created before the Archbishopric of Charis was established, and unlike other religious orders, it had never been sponsored by, or restricted to, the membership of a single order. The Brethren were drawn from virtually every order of Church of God Awaiting.
Based upon the publicly available writings of Saint Zherneau, the Monastery taught that every individual was responsible for his or her personal relationship with God. It implied a personal search for God, and a need to understand one's relationship with Him for oneself, not simply the regurgitation of official doctrine and catechisms. This was somewhat deviant from the mainstream Church in Zion. This was the teaching embraced by both groups, but only a small number of the Brethren knew tthe truth of the Church.
Over the centuries, many members of the Charisian church as well as most kings of Charis, were members of the Brethren. (BSRA)
Preserved documents[]
For centuries the Brethren preserved and guarded a number of documents from the Terran Federation era and the days of Operation Ark. These documents, which were also studied by the members of the Brethren, included:
- the United States Declaration of Independence
- The History of the Terran Federation
- the diaries of Jeremiah Knowles
Members of the Brethren of Saint Zherneau[]
- Father Zhon Byrkyt, Abbot
- Archbishop Maikel Staiynar, former resident monk