Dr. Carlisle Cullen

Dr. Carlisle Cullen (also known as Stregoni Benefici) is a fictional character in the books Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. Carlisle Cullen was the son of an Anglican pastor, born in 1640s London, England during a time of religious upheaval. Carlisle's father and other pastors led hunts for werewolves, witches, and vampires, saying that they were attempting to rid the world of evil and sin, but many a time, these groups would end up killing innocent citizens, mistaking them for actual vampires, werewolves, etc. As his father aged, Carlisle was put in charge of the raids for these creatures. He was less at ease about killing and more logical and patient in making accusations than his father was, and was intelligent enough to find a real coven of vampires inhabiting the sewers of London. At the age of twenty-three, Carlisle led the hunt for these vampires and in the chaos that ensued he was attacked and left bleeding in the street by a vampire. Knowing...