Effects
Modifier values for patch 1.20.1.2 are listed below. Check the in-game tooltip for availability and current setup.
| Modifier | Value |
|---|---|
| Piety | +2/month |
| Legitimacy Gain | +25% |
In play
Venerated Ancestor: piety rises by 2 a month and legitimacy gain rises by 25%. Venerated Ancestor changes piety (+2/month). That row is the one to plan around.
How to get Venerated Ancestor
- Gain: Only dead characters can have this trait. With By God Alone, use the canonization decision (Canonize a Saint for Christians) on a dead member of your dynasty and faith who had at least one virtue and no sins under your Rite. With Legends of the Dead, a funeral where the body is found incorrupt can make the deceased a saint.
Canonization in patch 1.20.1.2 costs 3,000 piety and 500 gold, plus 250 piety and 50 gold for each saint your dynasty already has. Faiths with the Dulia tenet pay 15% less, and the Religious Icon perk cuts the piety cost by another 25%. You need a free cathedral or holy site to lay the saint to rest, and if someone else is your Head of Faith they must have a high opinion of you.
Christian rulers can only canonize if their Rite does not have Dulia as unknown or prohibited.
Some leaders of monastic orders are beatified when they die, and many historical saints start the game with the trait.
The name depends on faith: Saint for Christians, other titles such as Wali, Divus, Siddha or Kami for other religions, and Venerated Ancestor where no special title exists.
Sources: ck3db: Venerated Ancestor (patch 1.20.1.2) · By God Alone and 1.20.0 patch notes · Update 1.20.1 patch notes
Questions about Venerated Ancestor
How do you make someone a saint in CK3?
With By God Alone, use the canonization decision on a dead member of your dynasty who shared your faith, had at least one virtue and no sins. It costs at least 3,000 piety and 500 gold and needs a free cathedral or holy site for the burial.
Why is the Saint trait called Venerated Ancestor?
Venerated Ancestor is the fallback name for faiths that have no saint title of their own. Christians see Saint, and several other religions have their own names for it.