An Odor of Sanctity Author:Frank Yerby An Odor of Sanctity — In the tumultuous battleground between East and West that was Spain, Alaric, the Christian Goth, waded through the raging sea of religious passion and hate. Raised as a Christian, admired by the Moors and employed by the Jews, he was feared as a swordsman, scholar and prophet. Some claimed that he was a saint, others a devi... more »l and in the end he could have been the messiah.