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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|Covenant|HCW}} |
| The '''Ministry of Fervent Intercession''' was a [[Covenant]] [[ministry]] that dealt with securing [[Forerunner]] [[reliquary|reliquaries]].<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 60''</ref> The ministry was a semi-monastic organization that was considered to be "obsessed" with the discovery and control of Forerunner sites. The Ministry of Fervent Intercession boasted a large amount of [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]] within its ranks,{{Ref/Book|Id=fb|Halo: Fleet Battles core rulebook|Page=7}} which were commonly deployed to achieve ministry goals.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The fanaticism held by those within the Ministry of Fervent Intercession while charged with defending Forerunner sites made them useful during the Covenant's [[Human-Covenant War|war]] against [[human]]ity, though the ministry's commanders rarely paid any heed to orders that did not deal directly with the safety of reliquaries.{{Ref/Reuse|fb}} | | The '''Ministry of Fervent Intercession''' was a [[Covenant]] ministry that dealt with securing [[Forerunner]] [[reliquary|reliquaries]]. The ministry oversaw the deployment of [[Sangheili Zealot]]s to achieve this goal.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 60''</ref> The [[Devoted Sentries]]—a unit of Zealots tasked with the recovering of Forerunner artifacts—was hand-picked and drawn from the Ministry of Fervent Intercession by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Rho 'Barutamee]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/rho-barutamee '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Rho 'Barutamee'']</ref> |
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| The Ministry of Fervent Intercession was held in awe by many within the Covenant. As a result of the ministry's prestige and force of ancient writs dating back to the founding of the Covenant Empire, [[Covenant fleet|fleets]] within the ministry had the authority to call upon resources and volunteers directly from the empire's colonies and even other ministries.{{Ref/Reuse|fb}} The [[Devoted Sentries]]—a unit of Zealots tasked with the recovering of Forerunner artifacts—was hand-picked and drawn from the Ministry of Fervent Intercession by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Rho 'Barutamee]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/rho-barutamee '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Rho 'Barutamee'']</ref>
| | Though Zealots (largely from [[Hesduros]])<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 49''</ref> continued to serve among the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|reformed Covenant]] led by [[Jul 'Mdama]] faction as late as [[2558]], the ministry itself was likely disbanded with the dissolution of the Covenant in [[2552]]. |
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| Though Zealots—largely from [[Hesduros]]—continued to serve among the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|new "Covenant"]] led by [[Jul 'Mdama]] as late as [[2558]],<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 49''</ref> the ministry itself was likely dissolved alongside the Covenant in [[2552]].
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| [[Wikipedia:Intercession|Intercession]] is the act of interceding or praying to one's deity. | | [[Wikipedia:Intercession|Intercession]] is the act of interceding or praying to one's deity. |
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| {{Covenant government}} | | {{Covenant government}} |
| [[Category:Covenant organizations|Fervent Intercession]]
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