Father Serge

An accomplished young man Prince Stéphane is destined for a brilliant future but when he finds out that Marie his beloved fiancée has had an affair with the man he respects the most Tsar Nicolas 1er in person the shock is terrible Unable to recover he chooses religion and becomes a monk and a hermit He becomes known as a healer and worshiped as a saint although he himself is aware of his many weaknesses The day he learns Marie is seriously ill Le père Serge formerly known as Prince Stéphane leaves sanctity behind and hits the road for Saint Petersburg