History Main / GoodShepherd

* Reverend Oliver from ''Film/ThePatriot''.

* ''Film/TheCountOfMonteCristo'': Abbe Faria is always kind and keeps up Dantes' spirits when they're in prison. In spite of being unjustly kept there, he unfailingly thanks the jailers each time they bring food. His not thanking one alerts the jailer that he died since it's the first time he'd failed in doing so.

* In ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'', Saint Francis of Assisi is compared to a prince, a seraphim, and a husband faithful even in the face of death in his dedication to his vow of poverty. By founding the Franciscan Order and agreeing to be laid low, Francis avoided the arrogance of his wealthy compatriots and earned the praise of the choirs of Heaven.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': Father Matthias is a kindly priest who's attentive to his parishioners. It's even more notable that he's white with a mostly black parish, and shows no signs of racism toward them in 1910 Louisiana.

* Page quote: ''UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}'', obviously, complete with ministering to the [[WretchedHive lepers, prostitutes, and dregs]], being harassed by [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer Pharisees]] and [[HeroicSacrifice becoming a sacrifice to atone for the sins of Mankind]]. Note that Literature/TheBible specifically uses the title ''Good'' Shepherd to distinguish him from the shepherds of his day, whose profession carried with it [[AcceptableProfessionalTargets an unsavory]] [[BestialityIsDepraved reputation]].

* ''Anime/{{Trigun}}'': Nicoholas Wolfwood is a heroic character that dresses like a priest, hears confessions, and jokes that his cross Punisher is "full of mercy". The ''Badlands Rumble'' movie strengthens this perception because he refers to himself as "a man of the cloth".

* Abel Nightroad from ''LightNovel/TrinityBlood'' is a priest/special agent for the post-apocalyptic Vatican. Abel is very kind, and through a combination of comedic melodrama and sheer feather-brainedness tends to come off as a harmless ditz. [[LetsGetDangerous If the wolves come, the scythe swings]].

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Sasha is a priest-type player who cares for younger players in an orphanage-like setup.

* ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'' has in his party a lovely girl known as Priestess. She is a cleric of the Mother Earth Goddess, and she decided to become an adventurer so she could help as many people with her miracles as possible. Even after seeing the horrible things that goblins are capable of and hunting them for months, she still feels uneasy using her miracles to kill them.

* [[Characters/GLBlueLanternCorps Saint Bro'Dee Walker]] from ''Franchise/GreenLantern''. As his world faced imminent destruction, he gave sermons in public as his people rioted and looted in despair. Then a few started listening to him. Gradually, a few became many, and then many became all.

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* Page quote: ''UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}'', obviously, complete with ministering to the [[WretchedHive lepers, prostitutes, and dregs]], being harassed by [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer Pharisees]] and [[HeroicSacrifice becoming a sacrifice to atone for the sins of Mankind]]. Note that Literature/TheBible specifically uses the title ''Good'' Shepherd to distinguish him from the shepherds of his day, whose profession carried with it [[AcceptableProfessionalTargets an unsavory]] [[BestialityIsDepraved reputation]].

%%* Kiril Pavlovich from ''The Shoes of the Fisherman''

* Nora from ''LightNovel/SpiceAndWolf'' is this trope in addition to being a literal sheep herder. She's a very nice and devout girl who used to work at a convent caring for the poor.

* Film/XTheUnknown'': When the village of Lochside is attacked by a humongous, radiation-hungry [[BlobMonster blob of sentient mud]], the reverend conscientiously steers villagers to the relative safety of his church. He then pulls a small child to safety.

* Pete the Vicar, a minor character in ''Literature/TheLaundryFiles'' novel ''Literature/TheApocalypseCodex''. Bob Howard, despite being a NayTheist posing as an atheist, genuinely respects the work he does for the community; Pete, conversely, respects Bob's apparent lack of belief. Contrasts sharply with the CorruptChurch baddies, to the point that a look through their Apocrypha-heavy version of the Bible is enough to convince Pete they're not even really Christians.

* ''[[VideoGame/OctopathTraveler Octopath Traveler]]'': Several members of the Order of the Sacred Flame
** Ophellia Clement, one of the heroes, takes the pilgrimage to take the Embers of the Sacred Flame to different locations. Along the way, she is kind to anyone she first meets, cares about the sick and injured, helps children who had a falling out with each other, and through remembering lessons of her adopted father, Archbishop Josef, is able to [[spoiler:convince her adopted-sister Lianna from her grief-induced madness to draw on the powers of the Fallen God to revive the now deceased Josef]].
** Archbishop Josef takes in the orphan Ophellia and raises her like his own child. He is a kind and loving man to any who come into his life and imparts to his daughters key lessons to help guide them in their lives.

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* Myth/RobinHood: Friar Tuck is the only holy man that consistently gets good ink. He's just as heroic as Robin's Merry Men.
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* Pope John Paul II, as a Polish priest, he held underground sermons and assisted others, including Jews, during The Nazi occupation in WWII. During the Cold War, it was John Paul II Who began the nonviolent Solidarity Movement that was pivotal in the fall of the Iron Curtain Countries, hell he even Forgave a Muslim for shooting him and almost killing him.

* ''Series/CityOnAHill'': Father Doyle is a kind-hearted priest who tries to do right, and even goes against Church teachings when he feels they're wrong, in a GodBeforeDogma manner.

He may be a BadassPreacher because as the quote says, wolves come and the flock needs protection. If all his fellows are fighters, they are ChurchMilitant. At the other extreme, he may be an ActualPacifist, ([[BadassPacifist which is no less awesome]]), and despite MenAreTheExpendableGender, attacks on him are particulary evil. When he is a military chaplain, he can encompass either type; under UsefulNotes/TheLawsAndCustomsOfWar, he is a noncombatant and required not to fight.

* Fr. O'Malley from ''Film/GoingMyWay'' and ''Film/TheBellsOfStMarys''. a gentle soul who has dedicated himself to helping poor and troubled kids.

* ''Film/SavannahSmiles'': Father O'Hara, who makes sure to be there for the Driscoll's, and in the last act of the movie, Savannah, while also working to help Alvie surrender peacefully without being hurt at the end.

* The Bishop of Digne from ''Literature/LesMiserables''. Not only does he show Valjean hospitality when everyone else shunned him, he forgives him for stealing the silverware and claims he'd given it to him, preventing Valjean being imprisoned again for violating his parole. He's personally responsible for Valjean's HeelFaceTurn and all the good he does thereafter.

--> ''He was a shepherde and noght a mercenarie.\\

* Maikel Staynair, Archbishop of ''Literature/{{Safehold}}'s'' Church of Charis, radiates a strong but gentle aura wherever he goes, which only the most bigoted can deny. A common habit of his, as he walks down the alter to his pulpit, to stop and speak to people, bless those in need, and see their children, and he continues to do this even after it almost gets him assassinated. Also of note is Paityr Wylsynn, a member of the Inquisition who discharges his duties in full fairness, in stark contrast to nearly all the ''other'' members of the Inquisition.

* In ''[[Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo 1634: The Galileo Affair]]'', a young man who isn't even Christian at all notes that Father Larry Mazzare "could have served as a poster model for ''Priest, Catholic, small town, finest example thereof''.". It is also frequently pointed out that while Father Mazzare is a good, but not unusual priest by 20th century standards, by 17th century standards he is a living saint.
* In Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/SpaceCadet'', when persuading the hero that an apparent accident was a real one and not a put on job to scare the candiates, someone asks him whether he has ever heard of St. Barbara, explains that she is the PatronSaint of those in dangerous occupations, and tells him that if he goes to the chapel dedicated to her, he will find that the priest is saying Mass for those who died in the accident. This convinces him, because of course the priest would not fake such a thing.

* Stephen Kumalo from ''Literature/CryTheBelovedCountry'', the humble, gentle and trusting protagonist of the novel, and his friends Theophilus Msimangu and Father Vincent, Anglican priests who are devoted to spiritual and social work among the poor of Sophiatown, as well as to building friendship and reconciliation between the white and black peoples of South Africa.

* Father Mulcahy from ''Series/{{MASH}}''. Catholic, [[IrishPriest of Irish descent,]] and endlessly compassionate, providing religious services, last rites, averting ThereAreNoTherapists for the unit, and helping out at a local orphanage in his off-hours. He plays poker with the staff regularly - and donates all[[note]]well, most...[[/note]] of his winnings to the orphanage. [[BadassPreacher He also taught boxing in the CYO, has a right hook that can stop a truck (not that he'll use it, being a pacifist), and once administered a tracheotomy while under enemy fire with nothing but a pocketknife and an eyedropper tube.]] His views on the mixed religious makeup of the locals and the unit can be (and have been summed up on this very wiki) as "it's more important that you have faith than what that faith is in." A very ecumenical sort, he once stepped in to perform a bris for a Jewish US soldier's son while instructed by a rabbi on a ship over the radio (none was available nearby).

* ''Series/TwoSentenceHorrorStories'': In "[[Recap/TwoSentenceHorrorStoriesS2E10ManifestDestiny Manifest Destiny]]" he pastor in the reenactment acts as the peacemaker, making the Sheriff accept his daughter marrying a Blackfoot. [[spoiler:Even in reality, the pastor tried to stop the Sheriff massacring the Blackfeet-he was then murdered for it though. The Sheriff, possessing his reenactor, murders the preacher's reenactor as well, seeing him as [[CategoryTraitor a traitor]] as he sided with the Blackfeet.]]

** Mother Giselle in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' is presented as one of the moderate clerics from the start and becomes the Chantry's liaison with the reformed Inquisition--even before the Chantry officially recognizes it. When you first meet her, she is organizing relief operations for the Fereldan refugees of the Mage-Templar war, and later on moves to Skyhold to provide the voice of reason and moderation to the Inquisition's leaders.

* Pastor Carter of ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature'' and ''Friends of Mineral Town'' is pleasant, kind, and not above a good laugh, and he gives decent advice now and then. Same thing can go to any clergyman or woman in the series.

** Ophellia Clement, one of the heroes, takes on the pilgrimage to take the Embers of the Sacred Flame to different locations. Along the way, she is kind to anyone she first meets, cares about the sick and injured, helps children who had a falling out with each other, and through remembering lessons of her adopted father, Archbishop Josef, is able to [[spoiler:convince her adopted-sister Lianna from her grief-induced madness to draw on the powers of the Fallen God to revive the now deceased Josef]].
** Archbishop Josef takes in the orphan Ophellia and raises her like his own child. He is a kind and loving man to any who come into his life, and imparts to his daughters key lessons to help guide them in their lives.

* Father Sean Hampton in ''VideoGame/Vampyr2018'' serves as the [[ManOfTheCity pillar]] for the Docks District, and is extremely protective of its people. [[spoiler:He gets infected with vampirism in the first place because he offered his arm for one desperate Skal to feed on. He becomes a weird combination of this trope ''and'' a SinisterMinister after turning into a Skal, since [[ReligiousVampire he still clings to his faith as a vampire]] but proceeds to feed on raw human flesh. Depending on the PlayerCharacter' choice, he can become a proper FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire and remain firmly in Good Shepherd territory, since he will only feed on rats and keep protecting the Docks]].

** Father Fabian of Sasau is a good priest, continent in his vows and a role model to his congregation.

* ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'': There is one good priest left in Gresit. He does not speak, but his good nature is assured when he joins Trevor rallying the villagers [[spoiler:and is able to make Holy Water]].

-->'''Reverend Oliver:''' A shepherd must tend his flock... ''[[[NiceHat snatches off wig and puts on black, broad-brimmed hat]]]'' and at times, [[BadassPreacher fight off the wolves]].

* ''Series/{{Tyrant}}'': Sheik Abdullah, despite seeming pretty ambiguous at first, appears to be shaping out as this. He tells his supporters not to use violence and manages to defuse a confrontation with the military. Despite being Islamist, he thinks the Army of the Caliphate's actions are absurd and barbaric.