Who is Telios de Lorca?

In the show, Telios de Lorca is said to be a 12th century Franciscan friar. Since St. Francis of Assisi was 17 when the 12th century ended, that is either a veiled reference to St. Francis himself, or a mistake. In the three years since True Detective Season 1 aired, the myth of its factual inviolability has been shattered. read more

As many people have pointed out, there is no such person as Telios de Lorca, or at least not in any book anybody has been able to find. In the show, Telios de Lorca is said to be a 12th century Franciscan friar. read more

Though now I think that if this has anything to do with the plot, helps to serve as context, a clue, or anything, it's the "12th century Franciscan mystic," aspect generally and not "Telios de Lorca" or any individual specifically. read more

Former preacher Theriot discusses finding photographs of children in a volume by Teleos de Lorca, a very obscure mystic. He's fictional. So his name is an invention of the writer. It's mostly an in-joke, I think. Teleos: telos. Which means, the ultimate aim or purpose of an entity. read more