Standard Terran Calendar 978.M41, Bracato System, Ram East Star, Central Plateau
The early morning sunlight streaked across the horizon, like a golden halo, which illuminated the cold and dark winter nights in the northeastern hemisphere of Lamu.
After washing up and applying makeup carefully, Beatrice was lying on the ground, performing morning prayers. As a member of the Sisters of the Black Flame Rose, her black red-edged armor was engraved with elegant and detailed patterns, her helmet and her attire.
The sword was kept at hand.
She was grateful to the Holy Flame descended by the God Emperor for bestowing this dawn. She could also feel the warm sunshine shining on her armor, bringing light and heat, as if the Lord of the Holy Flame was gently using his own hands to
Just caressing her.
When she straightened up, her beautiful face and silky brown hair were shrouded in the sunlight. Through the open flower window, she saw the endless buildings in the distance, as well as the magnificent inspection hall that was also bathed in the morning light.
The church - that is also the heart of the Order.
It comes from the first coming of angels, where the chosen ones will be scrutinized by the angels of light. A very few lucky ones will be promoted, and they will also become one of the angels. The only regrettable thing is
Yes, only boys can participate in such a great and glorious ceremony. Angels only accept strong, alert and wise men. Under the influence of this tradition, for a long time, only male priests were allowed to inspect the cathedral, and women were not allowed.
set foot in this holy place.
But all this has changed with the rise of the Shengyan Order, even fundamentally.
In the ancient upheaval (the empire purged the home planet of the Crimson Saber), although the original state religion system of Ramdong did not disappear directly like the Mechanicus, it also suffered heavy losses. All the external priests and bishops evacuated, and only
Some local priests chose to stick to their homeland. At the same time, due to the punishment of the empire, the state religious faction here changed from orthodox to radical atonement. However, their long-term isolation from the imperial state church system did not lead to further development of their ideas, but instead caused the locals to
The religious order has become fragmented. Each "country" or region on the planet Ramdon has its own independent religious order. The secular government also uses religion as a means of competition.
This makes Ramdong have a very common belief in the God-Emperor, but there is no unified religious institution. The influence of the state religion only stays in the classics. In fact, after so many generations, the concept of "state religion" has been very diluted.
Residents more commonly call their faith the God-Emperor Religion.
Therefore, Velez immediately fell in love with this world with a strong religious atmosphere but a scattered structure, and established the Holy Flame Order here.
As a former nun, Velez's knowledge of religious theory was absolutely solid. Therefore, with the help of some priests, he quickly drafted a "perfect and perfect" religious doctrine, also known as
For the Book of Holy Fire.
Compared with the state religion, there are several more core teachings——
Flame and sunshine represent the power of the God-Emperor. Believers must respect fire and use the golden sun as a symbol.
The Astartes are the practitioners of the Emperor's will, with authority above all worldly matters.
Women also bathe in the light of the God-Emperor. They are another aspect of the Angel of Death and represent the symbol of the God-Emperor’s benevolence.
In addition to the God-Emperor and the Astartes created by him, all believers, regardless of gender, family, skin level, rich or poor, all souls are subject to the scrutiny of the God-Emperor. Only the Asta who follow the will of the God-Emperor
You can enslave mortals, but mortals cannot enslave each other.
The Lord of the Holy Flame, Soshyan Alexey, is the eternal champion appointed by the throne. His words not only represent the Holy Edict, but he is also the executor of the God Emperor in the world. His right to rule is supreme and irreversible, and he is also naturally the Holy Spirit.
The only authority of the Yan Religion
Although he doesn't want to admit it, Soshiyang's original intention of establishing the Shengyan Order is indeed to unify thinking and stabilize society. Even if he doesn't like this, he must admit that it is useful, at least in the current environment, far more than "
It is much easier to "enlighten people's wisdom", and the state religion is indeed deeply ingrained. Not only the indigenous people, but also immigrants are basically believers of the state religion. Forcibly weakening the faith will only shake the foundation of society.
Between stability and "rationality", Soshyan can only choose stability.
After completing the Book of Holy Fire, the rest is naturally the "promotion" work.
Normally, this is the most difficult. After all, it is easy to create something, but it is not so easy to create something that others can accept. Especially this kind of thing is belief. The Shengyan Order has established more than just
It is a new set of doctrines, and there is even a new Holy See or the center of the religious order.
But all obstacles, driven by the invisible hand, are as vulnerable as fortresses piled on the beach.
People with a little bit of intelligence can easily discern something from this teaching, so the only choice left for them is how to accept it faster.
In less than half a year, all the local religious orders in Ramdong announced that they would accept the Book of Holy Fire as the only canon and implement all the religious rituals established by the Shengyan Order. The bishop-priest established by the Shengyan Order-
The deacon's religious rank was naturally fully accepted, and Velez reviewed the cathedral as the seat of the Holy Flame Order and convened the first Holy Fire Council.
Soshyan also participated in this meeting. At the meeting, he personally honored Velez as Saint Velez as the Lord of the Holy Flame, confirming her identity as the "Mother" of the leader of the order.
Therefore, the Shengyan Order is also called the Holy Mother Order in some places.
At this religious meeting, Velez redivided the planet's dioceses and appointed bishops of each diocese. In order to ensure the purity within the ecclesiastical order, she established a system of priests. These people are called patrols.
The envoys claim to be composed of women. In fact, they are all semi-mechanical assassins made by Ulan Huda using gulam composite. Their duty is to monitor the situation in each parish. On the one hand, they are to prevent the occurrence of heresy and on the other hand, they are
Get rid of those priests who do not abide by the precepts, are corrupt, and neglect their duties.
In addition, Velez also emphasized that the sect will never tolerate attempts to hereditary religious authority. Although the Holy Flame sect does not have a doctrine of forced chastity, the DNA information of all priests will be collected and compared. If there is any
Kinship is never allowed to serve in the same parish.
Although this greatly infringed on the interests of the local religious sect, Soshyan, who sat on the Throne of Fire without saying a word, made them only swear to abide by the doctrine.
After all, doctrine can be argued, but explosive bombs are unreasonable.
But Velez knows that it is useless to rely solely on the restraints of precepts and doctrines. These local religious sects have grown wildly for so many years and have become all kinds of strange things, so they must have a pair of "scissors" to prune them. This is the Black Flame.